On August 6 and 9, 1945, the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the first nuclear weapons ever used against another country. In this special episode, Communications Director and Guest Host Anna Schumann takes a step back from the hard-hitting policy deep dives Nukes of Hazard is generally known for to speak with Sara […]
We should observe July 16 but celebrate July 17
Reflections on my trip to Los Alamos By Anna Schumann On July 16, 1945, the nuclear age began when a team of Manhattan Project scientists working in Los Alamos, New Mexico, tested the first nuclear bomb, dubbed the Trinity Test, after years of building it in secret. On July 17, 1945, the anti-nuclear age began […]
First Thoughts on ‘Oppenheimer’
On July 20, a few staffers at the Center were able to see the one of the first local showings of the new Oppenheimer movie about the man known as the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” Here are our initial takeaways of the movie that, along with Barbie as part of the “Barbenheimer” cultural phenomenon, […]
Who runs the nukes? Women!
By Isabel Martinez and Anna Schumann The Biden administration has made history with many of its nominations and appointments, from the first female U.S. intelligence leader to the first Black Secretary of Defense, and many other positions that will be key to U.S. and global security and peace measures. Now, the country’s top day-to-day nuclear […]
Op-ed: The West Wing Shows How Outdated U.S. Nuclear Policy Really Is
Communications Director Anna Schumann wrote an op-ed in Inkstick about how an episode of The West Wing about the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty that aired 20 years ago is still unfortunately resonant today. “Like so many others working in Washington amid the stresses of our current political climate, I recently decided to retreat to the fantasy […]
