CAMPAIGN UPDATES
Over 250 Local/State Officials Urge Congress to Act on Nuclear Weapons as Iran War Continues
Back from the Brink (BftB) campaign initiative highlights growing risks posed by nuclear weapons and the importance of community voices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ryann Vargas | ryann@preventnuclearwar.org April 7, 2026 — Today, over 250 local and...
The Iran War is a Stress Test — and the Nuclear System is Failing
By Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator for Back from the Brink What began before dawn on February 28 as a coordinated U.S.-Israel strike on Tehran has rapidly become an overlapping, multi‑theater confrontation that...
The Iran War Makes Clear That Nuclear Policy Must Change
The coordinated U.S.–Israel strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and senior officials, followed by Iran’s rapid multi‑front retaliation, has triggered one of the fastest‑moving regional crises in years. The attack has been widely described by legal experts as a...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Reckless Plan to Restart Nuclear Weapons Tests
Nuclear Weapons Now: The Threat and Opportunity
by Jeremy Love, National Field Organizer On Sunday, February 8th, Back from the Brink supporters and newcomers alike gathered at the Community Church of Durham for Nuclear Weapons Now: The Threat & Opportunity. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and...
50 Voices in Congress — and the Future They’re Helping Us Build
by Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator There are moments in a movement when the ground shifts — not all at once, not with fireworks or headlines, but with a quiet, unmistakable sense that something long believed to...
Holding Fast: How History Shows Us What’s Possible
Check out our new video featuring Back from the Brink supporters: "Community Over Doom" This past Tuesday, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists advanced its iconic Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds until midnight — a harrowing symbol of the brink the world finds itself on. A...
Updates from our Washington State Hub
Washington State Hub members gather for a hybrid statewide strategy session. In the shadow of the home port for one of the largest collections of nuclear weapons in the world at Naval Base Kitsap, the Washington State Hub has been helping to grow the movement locally...
A Moment for Community, Connection & Conversation
Last Thursday, BftB team members, activists, and Hub leaders gathered online for a virtual phone bank. Together we called the offices of 130 mayors, city councilors, and state legislators from around the country, asking them to sign onto our letter to Congress urging...