Tag Archives: Nuclear War

The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

Posted on July 25, 2023 by mekorganic

The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America’s Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that continues to this day. Here, for the … Continue reading →

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2022-01-20 The atomic scientists’ Doomsday Clock is now 75—and threats to civilization still abound

Posted on January 21, 2022 by mekorganic

The atomic scientists’ Doomsday Clock is now 75—and threats to civilization still abound Regardless of what your watch tells you, it’s 100 seconds to midnight. That’s the interval on the symbolic Doomsday Clock between the present moment and “planetary catastrophe.” … Continue reading →

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Andy Baltzo (1921- 2009)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by mekorganic

Andy Baltzo, a Pleasant Hill resident and local peace activist who founded the peace center in 1969, died May 25. He was 89. Thirty years ago, Andy Baltzo quit his job as a chemistry teacher at a Pleasant Hill middle … Continue reading →

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