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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!

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 in roughly 400 underground silos across five states.  It would target US adversaries in a full-scale nuclear war.

In the early morning hours of November 5th, Vandenberg Space Force Base launched a Minuteman III missile, the current intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ground-based nuclear warhead delivery system in roughly 400 underground silos across five states that would target US adversaries in a full-scale nuclear war.

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 weapons on an equal basis.” 

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 warheads and 700 strategic launchers deployed on each side. New...

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 critical analysis reveals some gaps and concerns that merit...

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 agreements, such as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New...

September 26th is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, known as Nuclear Abolition Day. This day serves to increase public awareness and education on the threats posed by nuclear weapons and the necessity to pursue nuclear disarmament, and Tri-Valley CAREs invites you to join us in hopeful...

Tracy Environmental Advisory Committee Tri-Valley CAREs Meeting WHEN: September 18 at 7:30 PM LOCATION: Workvine 209, 2311 North Tracy Blvd. Tracy, CA VIRTUAL MEETING LINK: http://bit.ly/4mMiGBD We will be proudly launching the Environmental Contaminant Map of the Tracy Area, featuring data Tri-Valley CAREs has gathered on...

In March of 2024, Tri-Valley CAREs was an inaugural recipient of the Environmental Justice Action Grant from the California Environmental Protection Agency (“CalEPA”) to support community member involvement in environmental and climate decision-making in San Joaquin County. Along with several other community-oriented...