News & Updates
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.
The Iran War Makes Clear That Nuclear Policy Must Change
The coordinated U.S.–Israel strike that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and senior officials, followed by Iran’s rapid multi‑front retaliation, has triggered one of the fastest‑moving regional crises in years. The attack has been widely described by legal experts as a...
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Reckless Plan to Restart Nuclear Weapons Tests
Nuclear Weapons Now: The Threat and Opportunity
by Jeremy Love, National Field Organizer On Sunday, February 8th, Back from the Brink supporters and newcomers alike gathered at the Community Church of Durham for Nuclear Weapons Now: The Threat & Opportunity. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and...
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.
50 Voices in Congress — and the Future They’re Helping Us Build
by Danny Hall, Lead Capitol Hill Representative & Faith Community Outreach Coordinator There are moments in a movement when the ground shifts — not all at once, not with fireworks or headlines, but with a quiet, unmistakable sense that something long believed to...
Watertown News – Reasons Why Council Should Pass a Nuclear Disarmament Resolution
This op-ed by Jeanne Trubek, Member of Watertown Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment, asks for support and expands on the importance of passing a Back from the Brink resolution in Watertown, MA.
Democracy Now – A New Nuclear Arms Race Could “Spiral” as Last U.S.-Russia Treaty Expires: Dr. Ira Helfand
BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand speaks on a segment about the consequences of the expiration of the New START treaty between the U.S. and Russia.
Syracuse.com – Don’t let nuclear arms treaty expire
This letter to the editor by BftB activist Diane Swords encourages folks to take action through the Back from the Brink campaign, noting the Doomsday Clock has moved to 85 seconds to midnight (the closest it has ever been to disaster) and the impending expiration of the New START treaty.