Peace Week: Outer Space as a Global Commons

Peace Week: Outer Space as a Global Commons

From Saturday, October 3 rd through Saturday, October 10 th , people around the

world are organizing local events to bring outer space to greater public attention by

proclaiming “Keep Space for Peace.” However, on Monday, September 14 th , the Trump

administration announced it had placed weapons in orbit around the Earth in a major

effort to militarize space. U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink followed up by saying the

United States, “now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint

force against hostile adversary action.” He refused to say what the weapons are, how

many there are or when they were launched.

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New Billboard Urges Active Duty Military to Refuse Unlawful Orders

New Billboard Urges Active Duty Military to Refuse Unlawful Orders

On Monday, September 14 th , Veterans for Peace lit their new electronic billboardfeaturing Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the reader and saying, “I want you to refuseunlawful orders.” The billboard...

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Michiganders Oppose Proposed LANL Data Center at the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti Township

Michiganders Oppose Proposed LANL Data Center at the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti Township

Last week residents of Ypsilanti Township expressed their anger over aproposed high-performance computing facility near the Huron River in a partnershipbetween the University of Michigan and Los Alamo...

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Widespread Fraud Lawsuit Settled for Former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Whistleblowers

Widespread Fraud Lawsuit Settled for Former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard Whistleblowers

From 1946 to 1969, the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was used as the station fortop-secret nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean. It was also the place wheredecontamination was done on the ships used in h...

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Since Pits are “Aging Slowly,” Is Expanded Plutonium Pit Production Needed?

Since Pits are “Aging Slowly,” Is Expanded Plutonium Pit Production Needed?

Why does it matter whether plutonium pits are “aging” before their time? We allage. We get old and we die. But that’s not what the Department of Energy (DOE) andNational Nuclear Security Administratio...

3 Sep 4min

DOE and Los Alamos County Approve 10-Year Electric Coordination Agreement

DOE and Los Alamos County Approve 10-Year Electric Coordination Agreement

After working for nearly five years, Los Alamos County and the Department ofEnergy updated their original 1985 Electric Coordination Agreement (ECA) for theinterconnected electric system that has powe...

26 Aug 4min

DOE Again Denies DNFSB Access to Nuclear Weapons Facilities; Contact Your Elected Officials

DOE Again Denies DNFSB Access to Nuclear Weapons Facilities; Contact Your Elected Officials

Once again, the Department of Energy and its semi-autonomous NationalNuclear Security Administration has denied the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Boardaccess to nuclear weapons facilities, includi...

20 Aug 4min

Public Comments about NRC’s Rollback of Radiation Exposure Standards due on Monday, August 31st

Public Comments about NRC’s Rollback of Radiation Exposure Standards due on Monday, August 31st

In compliance with the Trump administration Executive Orders 14300 and 14154,the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to scrap long-standingradiation exposure standards for the genera...

13 Aug 4min

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