by Dasha Orel, Tri-Valley CAREs Intern | Jun 14, 2024 | Blog, Nuclear Weapons, Past Event
Daniel Ellsberg was the whistleblower who had spread the Pentagon Papers to the public. He was initially sentenced to 115 years in prison for this leak (dismissed in 1973 on grounds of governmental misconduct). Eventually, the contents of the Pentagon Papers led to...
by Jonah Henry | Jun 13, 2024 | Blog, Nuclear Weapons
More than 45 Palestinian civilians were killed on May 26 in a fire caused by an unprovoked Israeli airstrike at the Kuwait Peace Camp 1 in Rafah1. According to images reviewed by weapons experts, the bombs that Israel dropped were American bombs called GBU-39s2. The...
by Scott Yundt | Jun 13, 2024 | Nuclear Weapons, TVC in the News
This June 16 will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Daniel Ellsberg, the renowned scholar, whistle-blower and activist whose revelations about the Vietnam War with the Pentagon Papers sparked a national crisis of conscience in the 70’s. He is not...
by Dasha Orel, Tri-Valley CAREs Intern | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Environmental Justice, Nuclear Weapons
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is expiring tomorrow, June 7th. RECA was initially created in 1990 to provide minor reimbursement for critical medical care for some victims of radiation exposure from American nuclear weapons development and testing....
by Scott Yundt | May 16, 2024 | Blog, Environmental Justice, New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons
Four of your Tri-Valley CAREs friends will be in Washington, DC from May 19-22 for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s 2024 DC Days. This event will bring roughly 60 activists from front-line communities around the country to Washington, DC to speak truth to...
by Scott Yundt | May 16, 2024 | Blog, Environmental Justice, New Bomb Plants, Nuclear Weapons
In preparation for this year’s Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s DC Days advocacy week in Washington, membership groups including Tri-Valley CAREs contributed to this new report to distribute to members of congress. (Tri-Valley CAREs contributions include the...
