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“We Will Not Be Quiet”: Moral Courage in the Face of Policy Violence
*This post is part of our Faith in Action: Moral Courage for a Nuclear-Free Future series by Danny Hall On Monday, September 15th, I joined a powerful Moral Monday livestream—part of Moral Mondays: A Southern Call to Conscience, the protest movement founded in 2013 by...
Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons: Learn the Risks, Myths, and How to Take Action
Nuclear weapons are unlike any other threat facing humanity. The detonation of a single nuclear bomb can kill hundreds of thousands, and cause injury and illness for many more. A limited nuclear war could kill up to 2 billion people through climate effects that...
Would Nuclear War Between the US and Russia End Human Civilization?
The United States and Russia possess some 88% of the world’s 12,120 nuclear weapons—5177 and 5459, respectively. This fact sheet outlines what a likely scenario would be if there was a U.S.-Russia nuclear war in which they deployed most of their strategic nuclear weapons.
Paper Cranes, Pencils, and the Power of Community Care
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima earlier this month, Back from the Brink's Atlanta Hub, Students for Nuclear Disarmament, and PEAC Institute hosted the "Paper Cranes & Pencils Back-to-School Drive." In...
Massachusetts Teachers Association Endorses BftB
Last month, the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) Board unanimously voted to endorse Back from the Brink and our five policy solutions. The MTA represents 117,000 teachers, faculty, professional staff and education support professionals working at public...
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...