Thirty years ago, in November 1983, one of the most dangerous crises of the Cold War occurred when the Soviet leadership convinced itself that the United States might be about to launch a nuclear attack.
Able Archer: The war that didn’t happen
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Able Archer: The war that didn't happen
Thirty years ago, in November 1983, one of the most dangerous crises of the Cold War occurred when the Soviet leadership convinced itself that the United States might be about to launch a nuclear attack.
Is there a new anti-nuclear movement growing?
Unprepared to sit and wait while thousands of nuclear weapons remain on full alert, citizens are organizing on every continent to demand their governments establish a convention banning nuclear weapons.
Canada and a nuclear weapons ban
The disastrous consequences of the use of nuclear weapons, discussed at two recent conferences in Oslo, underline the need for a Nuclear Weapons Convention banning the weapons. Cesar Jaramillo argues that Canada should lead the call for such a ban.
Video: Catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War has released a video detailing the humanitarian, medical, and environmental consequences of nuclear war and explaining why nuclear weapons must be eliminated.
Peace activists speak out against US nuclear weapon policies
Ten peace activists who blocked entry to a Trident nuclear submarine base were convicted earlier this month of “walking on a roadway where prohibited.”