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.
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Common Dreams – Defining Our Role in the Wake of the International Day of Peace
BftB’s Dr. Bob Dodge reflects on how in this challenging time —80 years since the founding of the United Nations and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a world torn apart by war — there is hope for a just, environmentally sustainable, and peaceful world.
New York Times Opinion – My Generation’s Deadly Inheritance
This op-ed by Spencer Cohen references the work of Students for Nuclear Disarmament, an organization of high school and college students fighting the threat of nuclear weapons — and a Back from the Brink partner.
Community Alliance – Ending the Delusion of Nuclear Weapons
In this op-ed by BftB Hub Leader Carol Goiburn, she reflects on JFK’s call for peace, traces the history of nuclear weapons and protests, and warns that the growing nuclear arsenals today threaten civilization, urging renewed awareness and action to prevent catastrophe.
The Progressive Magazine – After Eighty Years, Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
In this op-ed by BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand, he marks 80 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, highlights the growing nuclear threat, and urges action through Back from the Brink and H. Res. 317 to build a broad movement for verifiable, enforceable elimination of nuclear weapons.
KRQE Albuquerque, NM – Preparations in place for 80th anniversary of Trinity Bomb testing
Local news coverage including “An Interfaith Remembrance of the Trinity Test,” an event co-organized by the Back from the Brink New Mexico Hub, and remarks by Anne Pierce-Jones, local Hub leader.
Washington Post – What everyone gets right – and wrong – about nuclear weapons
In this op-ed, BftB’s Danny Hall shares his perspective that the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities did not bolster nuclear nonproliferation, and that military strikes destabilize and provoke.
NewsNation – Activist: Would be ‘regrettable’ if Pakistan develops ICBMs
BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand says President Donald Trump should address the issue of Pakistan’s nuclear capabilities soon because of the country’s back-and-forth conflict with India, which could escalate into a nuclear conflict.
History Can’t Hide from Kahlil Greene – Are We Going To WAR With Iran? | Noble Peace Prize Winner EXPLAINS
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.
The Post-Standard Syracuse – Tell the Senate: Don’t fund Trump’s Golden Dome
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.