BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand speaks with Gen-Z historian Kahlil Greene about the Iran/Israel/US conflict, the history of disarmament, and the Back from the Brink campaign.
BftB Coalition Partner, Syracuse Peace Council, pens a letter to the editor calling out the Golden Dome missile defense system as costly, ineffective, and destabilizing. They urge action to stop nuclear weapons expansion and redirect funds to human needs.
Sam King speaks with BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand about the acute & evolving geopolitical risks of nuclear conflict; how AI/cyber tech amplify the danger; the public health & planetary consequences of nuclear exchange; and the link between nuclear weapons & climate change.
As the New START treaty nears expiration, BftB’s Danny Hall warns of rising nuclear risks and calls on Congress to support diplomacy and disarmament, not a new arms race—emphasizing the urgent need to revive arms control efforts.
James Height Jr., representing the PEAC Institute, Students for Nuclear Disarmament, and the Back from the Brink campaign, made history in Manhattan by becoming the first documented rapper to ever perform at a global disarmament meeting.
BftB’s Dr. Bob Dodges urges Congress to reallocate taxpayer dollars from nuclear weapons to critical public needs like healthcare, education, and climate action—arguing that real security comes from investing in people, not weapons of mass destruction.
