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In the Movie -- and in the 1940s
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Too Many 'Close Calls'
March 2023
PBS
The Movement and the 'Madman'
President Nixon with his Adviser, Henry Kissinger, come close, too close, to ordering the use of nuclear weapons
PBS PREMIERED MARCH 28 ON AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The documentary film tells the little-known story of a dramatic showdown between a protest movement and a president.
The Vietnam Moratorium mobilization of October-November 1969 is revealed to have politically influenced and stopped US President Nixon from using nuclear weapons
- Dan to Steve: "We need the Moratorium again"
- Steven Schmidt, 1969
- University of Southern California
Vietnam Moratorium - California
Vietnam Moratorium for Peace
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- March 24, 2023
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February 21, 2023
StratDem: We are calling this 3.0 as we have just blown by 2.0
Putin pulls back from last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the US
(CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is suspending his country’s participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States, imperiling the last remaining pact that regulates the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals.
Putin made the declaration in his much-delayed annual state of the nation address to Russia’s National Assembly on Tuesday (Feb. 21).
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January 24, 2023
Atomic Scientists / Press Release
“Unprecedented Danger, From 100 to 90 Seconds to Midnight”
- Iconic Doomsday Clock Pushed Closest to Midnight Ever in its History
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Cites Russia-Ukraine War, Nuclear Proliferation, Climate Crisis, State-Sponsored Disinformation and Disruptive Technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 24, 2023 –The Doomsday Clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight, due largely but not exclusively to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of nuclear escalation. The new Clock time was also influenced by continuing threats posed by the climate crisis and the breakdown of global norms and institutions needed to mitigate risks associated with advancing technologies and biological threats such as COVID-19.
Rachel Bronson, PhD, president and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said: “We are living in a time of unprecedented danger, and the Doomsday Clock time reflects that reality. 90 seconds to midnight is the closest the Clock has ever been set to midnight, and it’s a decision our experts do not take lightly. The US government, its NATO allies and Ukraine have a multitude of channels for dialogue; we urge leaders to explore all of them to their fullest ability to turn back the Clock.”
GreenPolicy360: Decades ago during another war, a war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia that came near to the use of nuclear weapons ('nuclear targets were picked'), a US hit song blasted on the radio: "What are we fighting for?".
Read our associate Strategic Demands as it zeroes in on the 90 seconds to midnight announcement. The Russia-Ukraine war and threats to use nuclear weapons are real and present dangers.... We must act to prevent an escalating nuclear arms race while acting to protect human rights, freedom from oppression, life....
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