News & Updates
What Would Be the Immediate Effects of a Nuclear War?
On August 6th and 9th 1945, the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing an estimated 210,000 people instantly or within the first five months. This fact sheet lays out the scale of destruction by distance from the epicenter using the model of a single 20 megaton bomb.
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.
Witness, Not Warheads: A Vigil of Remembrance, Resistance, and Renewal
*This post is part of our "Faith in Action: Moral Courage for a Nuclear-Free Future" series By Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator for Back from the Brink On August 6, 2025, faith leaders, peace advocates, and...
A Survivor’s Lesson from August 6th: When More People Know, More Will Act
On August 6, 1945, 10-year-old Hideko Tamura learned more than anyone should ever know about nuclear weapons and the unimaginable destruction, terror, violence and pain they cause. Eighty years later, Hideko, who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, is a...
Announcing the Back from the Brink DC Hub
From Elena Finley, DC Hub Leader My work in national security, foreign policy, and law has made one thing increasingly clear: the threat of nuclear weapons is too urgent—and too often overlooked—to be left unchallenged. It wasn’t until this...
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.
Can Nuclear War Really Happen
Throughout the nuclear weapons era, the world has had countless nuclear close-calls and near-misses–as a result of human error, hubris and miscalculation, escalating wars and armed conflicts, and technology failures. This fact sheet covers what factors drive the danger of nuclear war.
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.
Yolo County Passes BftB Resolution
Left to right: Sheila Allen (Yolo County Supervisor, District 4), Angel Barajas (Yolo County Supervisor, District 5), Doug Walter, Genevieve Diane Colborn, Tom Pattison, Mary Vixie Sandy (Yolo County Board Chair and Supervisor, District 3), Sarah Pattison, Lucas...
