Site 300 Hazardous Waste Permit Renewals Need Your Input

by Scott Yundt | Nov 7, 2025 | Blog Main Right, Environmental Justice, Featured Blog

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL)  Site 300, the high-explosives testing range in the hills near Tracy, is once again at a crossroads, and your participation is needed! California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is proposing to renew two...

U.S. Tests ICBM Nuclear Warhead Delivery System from Vandenberg After Trump Amps Up Nuclear Testing Rhetoric

by Scott Yundt | Nov 6, 2025 | Blog, Nuclear Weapons

In the early morning hours of November 5, 2025 as election results dominated the news, Vandenberg Space Force Base launched a Minuteman III missile. This intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is the current US ground-based nuclear warhead delivery system that sits...

Trump’s Vague Call for New Nuclear Testing, Livermore Lab’s Potential Role, and the Burgeoning Opposition

by Scott Yundt | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog, Nuclear Weapons

On October 29th, the President used his social media platform, Truth Social, to make a confusing, but potentially very serious announcement: “Because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our nuclear...

Just 100 Days Until US – Russia Nuclear Weapons Limits Agreement Expires

by Scott Yundt | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog, Featured Blog, Nuclear Weapons

In just 100 days, the 2010 New Strategic Arms Control Treaty (New START), the last remaining arms control treaty between the US and Russia, the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, is set to expire. New START limits US and Russian nuclear forces to 1550 strategic...

Critical Analysis of LLNL’s 2024 Annual Site Environmental Report 

by Scott Yundt | Oct 24, 2025 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Environmental Justice

Executive Summary The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 2024 Annual Site Environmental Report (ASER) describes effective groundwater remediation, shrinking contaminant plumes, and proactive protection of endangered species on its sites. However, a closer...

A Conversation about A House of Dynamite

by Scott Yundt | Oct 16, 2025 | Blog, Blog Main Right, Nuclear Weapons

Tri-Valley CAREs hosted a virtual watch party for the new Netflix thriller A House of Dynamite on October 27! We had important conversations about topics the movie brought up, such as missile defense, the fallacy of deterrence, and the importance for arms control...