nuclear disarmament 
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8/6/19
Samantha Smith's Dream of Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
by William Lambers
Samantha Smith taught us your voice matters and you can make a difference in ridding the world of nuclear weapons and achieving peace for all.
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2/7/19
Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament―Unless They’re Pushed to Do So
by Lawrence Wittner
Although the rulers of nuclear-armed nations are usually eager to foster nuclear buildups, substantial public pressure can secure their acceptance of nuclear disarmament.
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1/20/19
Dr. King's Legacy and Nuclear Disarmament
by William Lambers
Few people know Dr. King was also an activist for nuclear disarmament and urged peace during the Cold War nuclear arms race.
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12/2/18
What Has Wheaties – Yes, the Breakfast Cereal – Got to Do with Nuclear Disarmament?
by William Lambers
It is the breakfast of champions and nuclear disarmament.
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3-8-18
Review of Lawrence S. Kaplan’s “Harold Stassen: Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament”
by Ron Briley
In the age of Trump, the Republican Party could use someone like Harold Stassen.
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SOURCE: Informed Comment
5-24-15
US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks
by Juan Cole
The US vetoed the document because it contained a clause requiring Israel to meet with Arab neighbors and to participate in talks leading to the making of the Middle East a nuclear free zone.
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Is the Obama Administration Abandoning Its Commitment to a Nuclear-Free World?
by Lawrence S. Wittner
In a major address in Prague on April 5, 2009, the newly-elected U.S. president, Barack Obama, proclaimed "clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons." On January 24, 2013, however, Senator John Kerry, speaking at Senate confirmation hearings on his nomination to become U.S. secretary of state, declared that a nuclear weapons-free world was no more than “an aspiration,” adding that “we’ll be lucky if we get there in however many centuries.” Has there been a change in Obama administration policy over the past four years?
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