nuclear weapons
Don’t let Party of No stop new START treaty!
October 15, 2010After years out of the headlines - and out of most people's minds - this year nuclear weapons policy and the path to complete abolition has come to the fore again.
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Senate committee OKs New START treaty
September 17, 2010In an unusual show of bipartisan backing for an Obama administration initiative, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the New START nuclear weapons reduction treaty September 16 by a vote of 14-4.
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Hiroshima Day vigil calls for nuclear abolition
August 10, 2010Marking the 65th year since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, vigils were held on the New Haven Green at time the bombs were dropped on August 6 and 9.
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U.S. will attend Hiroshima memorial for first time
August 3, 2010For the first time ever, the U.S. ambassador to Japan will attend the Aug. 6 ceremony in Hiroshima marking the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
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New START toward real security
July 16, 2010Senate hearings are under way on the New START treaty to cut U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear weapons arsenals, and your senator's vote could make the difference.
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