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Nuclear disarmament remains an imperative 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear disarmament remains an imperative 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is imperative not to historicize the suffering of those who died, but to situate the memory of them in the present struggle against the threat of nuclear militarism. More than 210,000 people killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years…
bubmag
August 5, 2020
Nuclear Bombed, Twice: This Poor Fellow Lived Through Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear Bombed, Twice: This Poor Fellow Lived Through Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Key Point: There were a few folks who went through this bad experience. Mr. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was one of those people and here is his story. Nearly seventy-five years ago in August 1945, at least 150,000 people may have been killed in Hiroshima when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city.…
bubmag
July 2, 2020
China Right on Nukes Nuclear Disarmament

China Right on Nukes

Most people would like to see a world freed from the shadow of nuclear destruction. It might seem odd therefore to agree with China’s insistence on not joining in arms control talks with the United States.This week saw the US and Russia resuming long-overdue discussions on arms control. The Trump…
bubmag
June 23, 2020
Freeman J. Dyson 1923-2020: Legendary physicist, writer, and fearless intellectual explorer [Retrospectives] Nuclear Disarmament

Freeman J. Dyson 1923-2020: Legendary physicist, writer, and fearless intellectual explorer [Retrospectives]

Freeman J. Dyson, one of the foremost minds of the 20th century, passed away on February 28, 2020 at the age of 96. An astute explorer of the natural world, Dyson’s contributions transcended preconceived boundaries and created bridges between the sciences and the humanities. As an author, Dyson brought stunning…
bubmag
June 16, 2020
Curious Coincidence: The Birth of Donald Trump and the Struggle to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Disarmament

Curious Coincidence: The Birth of Donald Trump and the Struggle to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

The 45th president of the United States made his first international appearance on June 14, 1946. According to Donald Trump’s birth certificate, he was born at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, New York at 10:54 a.m. Five minutes later, across town at Hunter College in the Bronx, UN Secretary General Trygve…
bubmag
June 16, 2020
The death of liberal order: On Michael Jackson’s ‘Black or White’ and our changing political, cultural landscape Nuclear Disarmament

The death of liberal order: On Michael Jackson’s ‘Black or White’ and our changing political, cultural landscape

Released in 1991 as part of the album, Dangerous – ‘Black or White’ by Michael Jackson was one of the greatest chartbusters of the 90s and I remember watching it over and over again as a kid. 1991 was a time when cable TV had just hit our shores and…
bubmag
June 16, 2020