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Sheer luck has helped us avoid nuclear war so far—now we need to take action

November 17, 2018 Comments Off on Sheer luck has helped us avoid nuclear war so far—now we need to take action

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Ira Helfand, MD, for CNN.

PSR’s 2018 Visionary Leaders Awards

November 14, 2018 Comments Off on PSR’s 2018 Visionary Leaders Awards

On Thursday, November 8, Physicians for Social Responsibility held our annual Visionary Leaders Awards in Washington, DC, where we honored incredible individuals and organizations for their efforts to advance nuclear…

Physicians Work to Bring Back the Anti-Nuclear Movement

November 11, 2018 Comments Off on Physicians Work to Bring Back the Anti-Nuclear Movement

This article covers Washington PSR’s work on nuclear weapons abolition.

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Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

November 2, 2018 Comments Off on Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

Op-ed by Martin Fleck, Director of PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, in Foreign Policy in Focus.

We Have 12 Years to Save—or Lose—Our Only Home

November 1, 2018 Comments Off on We Have 12 Years to Save—or Lose—Our Only Home

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein in Common Dreams.

Nuclear Attack: Destruction of Medical Infrastructure. Hiroshima 1945 - Nurses: 88% dead; Hospitals: 80% destroyed; Doctors: 90% dead.

Nuclear Weapons Fright! Trump’s INF Treaty Pull-out, Nuke War’s Impact–Robert Dodge of PSR

October 31, 2018 Comments Off on Nuclear Weapons Fright! Trump’s INF Treaty Pull-out, Nuke War’s Impact–Robert Dodge of PSR

Nuclear Hotseat Podcast interview with PSR Board Member Dr. Robert Dodge.

The Clock Is Ticking on Addressing Climate Change—Med Students Can Help

October 29, 2018 Comments Off on The Clock Is Ticking on Addressing Climate Change—Med Students Can Help

Op-ed by Student PSR member Sidhant Gugale, a second year medical student at Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia.

What is the “INF” and why does it matter?

October 25, 2018 Comments Off on What is the “INF” and why does it matter?

In December, 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. On October 21st of this year, President Donald Trump…

Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Makes the U.S., and the World, Less Safe

October 22, 2018 Comments Off on Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Makes the U.S., and the World, Less Safe

Withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty would make United States citizens less safe and increase the risk of nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

Texans can determine the future of planet Earth

October 18, 2018 Comments Off on Texans can determine the future of planet Earth

Op-ed from Texas PSR’s Matt McCurdy, MD for the Houston Chronicle.

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