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Taking a Radioactive Bullet for the Team: How nuclear testing irradiates communities in the name of national security

Taking a Radioactive Bullet for the Team: How nuclear testing irradiates communities in the name of national security

Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Tests May 11, 2013 at 6:01 am 2 comments

Dr. Robert Jacobs Dr. Robert Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute, Hiroshima City University Prof Jacobs can be contacted at jacobs@peace.hiroshima-cu.ac.jp, facebook.com/bo.jacobs, and twitter.com/bojacobs Previous articles by Prof Jacobs on DiaNuke.org: “You people who live near the Nevada Test Site are in a very real sense participants in the Nation’s atomic test program,”Read More

Pokharan’s 15 Years: Have the Nuclear Weapons Worsened the Security Atmosphere?

Pokharan’s 15 Years: Have the Nuclear Weapons Worsened the Security Atmosphere?

Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Tests May 9, 2013 at 5:40 pm 0 comments

It is time to reflect what have we achieved with our nuclear weapons. The security environment in South Asia has worsened. We are not safe from external or internal terrorist attacks.

15 Years of Pokharan Nuclear Tests: No Lessons Learnt

15 Years of Pokharan Nuclear Tests: No Lessons Learnt

Nuclear Disarmament May 9, 2013 at 5:16 pm 1 comment

15 years later, there are no lessons learnt. We still proudly capitlise on nuclear warheads. India has close to 100 nuclear warheads, according to Arms Control Association. But the politicians assure us that we have the no-first use policy. We will only use them if the other nation blows us to smithereens first. This is very comforting; Pakistan between 90-110 warheads and China has total 240 warheads. If a terrorist group lays its hands on nuke weapons first, then glory be!

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