On February 5, 1958, a B-47 bomber dropped a 7,600-pound nuclear bomb into waters off Tybee Island, Georgia after colliding with an F-86 fighter jet. At the time, the quantity of radioactive material, the destructiveness capability of the bomb, and whether it contained a dummy trigger were unclear. The bomb was found to be a […]
Will the secretive US-Iran talks deliver breakthrough or crumble in disappointment?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with TRT World about the United States conducting indirect negotiations with Iran. Watch here
Dam Serious Implications
By John Erath On June 6, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was breached, flooding large areas and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for the people of Ukraine, and creating an ecological nightmare. At this point, what exactly caused the disaster is unclear; both sides in the conflict blame the other. The effects, […]
Statement on the Passing of Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, the man best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, died Friday. Ellsberg was a longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear weapons activist who, when he announced his decision to decline chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in March, pledged to spend the time he had left speaking about the dangers of nuclear war, among […]
Front and Center: June 18, 2023
LONGTIME ANTI-NUCLEAR ACTIVIST DANIEL ELLSBERG HAS DIED Daniel Ellsberg, the man best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, died Friday. Ellsberg was a longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear weapons activist who when he announced his decision to decline chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in March pledged to spend the time he had left speaking […]
