MEDIA & OP-EDS
Explore the latest media coverage and opinion pieces written by our team and allies related to Back from the Brink’s work to eliminate nuclear weapons.
For media inquiries, please contact Ryann Vargas, our Media and Communications Consultant, at ryann@preventnuclearwar.org.
You can also download Back from the Brink’s 2025 Media Kit for more information about the campaign.
New Britain Progressive – Nuclear Weapons Deliver No Security, Only the Promise of Annihilation
In this op-ed, Joe Wasserman highlights advocacy efforts by members of Back from the Brink CT, who urged Senator Chris Murphy to cosponsor S.Res. 323, a resolution calling for a halt and reversal of the nuclear arms race. The piece warns that growing global conflict, the erosion of arms control agreements, and nuclear weapons remaining on hair-trigger alert increase the risk of catastrophic nuclear war, while calling for renewed public and political leadership toward nuclear disarmament.
Common Dreams – Tax Day Realities: Nuclear Weapons and Our Dangerous, Misguided Priorities
BftB’s Dr. Bob Dodge writes that Tax Day is a moment to reflect on national priorities, warning that the more than $137 billion spent this fiscal year on nuclear weapons divert resources away from urgent needs like healthcare, education, and climate action. He highlights the growing costs of nuclear weapons programs and calls for a shift toward investments that provide true human security and a future free from nuclear threat.
Reason Gone Mad – Welcome to the Nuclear Berkshires
Members of BftB’s Massachusetts Hub were interviewed for this report on the acceleration of nuclear weapons-related spending in the Berkshires area of MA. They were able to share our campaign strategy to persuade cities, states, and orgs to endorse common-sense nuclear policies that keep our communities safe.
ABC News – Questions mount over Iran’s nuclear capabilities
BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand discusses the threat of nuclear arms being used as the war with Iran escalates.
History Can’t Hide from Kahlil Greene – Will the War in Iran Lead to the End of the World?! Nobel Prize Winner Answers!
BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand speaks with Gen-Z historian Kahlil Greene about how nuclear war could emerge not by intention but through escalation and miscalculation — and why even a limited exchange would have devastating global consequences.
Clay S – 85 Seconds to Midnight: Dr. Helfand on Nuclear War
In this conversation, BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand, joins Capital & Culture to explain why experts believe the world is entering its most dangerous nuclear moment. Dr. Helfand breaks down the true human consequences of nuclear war, the risks created by the expiration of the New START Treaty, and why young people and educators must confront this issue now. He also explains how public movements helped end the Cold War nuclear arms race — and why that kind of collective action may be necessary again today.
Austin American-Statesman – We are closer to nuclear war than most Americans realize
BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand explains while it is difficult to believe that we may again be on the brink of nuclear war, it is the reality we face, and that we can no longer afford to ignore this existential threat.
Let’s Address This with Qasim Rashid – Episode 212: Nobel Peace Laureate Warns We Are On Brink of Nuclear War
In an ever more relevant and alarming conversation, Qasim Rashid sat down with Back From the Brink’s Dr. Ira Helfand on why we are closer today to global nuclear war than at at any other point in history since World War II. We must act to prevent nuclear war at all costs, and Dr. Helfand explains how.
Mass Live – Activists hopeful bill calling on U.S. to act to prohibit nukes advances in State House
Coverage of S.1649, a resolution in the Massachusetts State House calling to reduce the threat of nuclear war, with quotes from BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand and Anna Linakis, executive director for Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility.