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http://disarmamentactivist.org Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:44:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Andrew Lichterman The recently released film Countdown to Zero has sparked controversy amongst disarmament advocates. Local disarmament groups were encouraged by national arms control groups and funders to turn people out for the film, but some who have seen it believe that at best it is unhelpful, and at worst that ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/08/02/countdown-to-zero-whose-nukes-matter/ Andrew Lichterman (based on a talk given at a protest outside Vandenberg Air Force Base, June 5, 2010). We are now several years in to a deep global economic and political crisis that shows no sign of abating. Those in command of the world's political systems seem capable of doing little beyond ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/07/02/disarmament-work-and-justice-in-a-divided-world/ Andrew Lichterman In May, disarmament organizations will assemble alongside government delegations meeting for the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. Coming together in side events between attempts to pursue and persuade diplomats has become a familiar practice among the world's nongovernmental organizations, and should provide an opportunity to reflect and to ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/04/17/civil-society-disarmament-and-the-need-for-new-beginnings/ Andrew Lichterman "Immediately the spirit of exploitation is gone armaments will be felt as a positively unbearable burden. Real disarmament cannot come unless the nations of the world cease to exploit each other." Gandhi, Harijan, November 12, 1938, quoted in Louis Fischer, ed., The Essential Gandhi, (Random House: New York, 1962), ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/12/14/the-illusions-of-nuclear-weapons-complex-conversion/ Andrew Lichterman Together with M.V. Ramana, I have written a short retrospective on the U.S.-India nuclear deal, drawing in part in commentary that appeared previously here. A pdf of the piece is available at the link below. The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal: Violating Norms, Terminating Futures http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/10/19/the-us-india-nuclear-deal-violating-norms-terminating-futures/ Andrew Lichterman On September 12, I gave a talk at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum in Alameda, California. The talk covered the current flurry of enthusiasm for nuclear disarmament among U.S. national security elites, including the Obama administration's recent initiatives, and my view of their significance for disarmament progress. I attempted ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/09/24/disarmament-work-and-the-limits-of-single-issue-advocacy/ Andrew Lichterman On August 6, I spoke outside the fence at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of the main U.S. nuclear weapons labs, at a commemoration of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. I received many requests for copies of my talk--which at that point consisted of pages of notes ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/08/07/disarmament-work-amidst-a-global-crisis/ By Andrew Lichterman This spring, powerful politicians joined U.S. Department of Energy officials and nuclear scientists to celebrate the dedication of the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the world's most powerful laser. The dedication was part of a well-orchestrated PR campaign aimed at sustaining support in hard economic times for the huge ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/07/26/fusion-energy-and-the-illusions-of-power/ Andrew Lichterman "If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers." Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow The headlines tell us that President Obama is committed to working towards a nuclear weapons-free world. As is always the case in such matters, we would ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2009/04/07/deterrence-torture-power/ John Burroughs In the October 2 vice-presidential debate, moderator Gwen Ifill ventured into a crucial area rarely touched by regular media. She asked: Governor, on another issue, interventionism, nuclear weapons. What should be the trigger, or should there be a trigger, when nuclear weapons use is ever put into play? Sarah Palin responded: Nuclear ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2008/10/06/nuclear-fastball-palin-biden-strike-out/