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Background on President Biden at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima

May 19, 2023 Comments Off on Background on President Biden at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima

Analysis and background from PSR National’s Martin Fleck.

Trick Question: Can Nuclear Reactors Explode?

May 6, 2023 Comments Off on Trick Question: Can Nuclear Reactors Explode?

What the difference is between a nuclear reactor and a nuclear bomb? At the most fundamental level, no difference: both get their energy from nuclear fission.

Rep. Watson Coleman, Sen. Sanders Introduce WATER Act to Improve Water Safety, Affordability, Access

March 22, 2023 Comments Off on Rep. Watson Coleman, Sen. Sanders Introduce WATER Act to Improve Water Safety, Affordability, Access

Insider NJ article quoting PSR Arizona Executive Director Barbara H. Warren, MD, MPH.

The Fuel that Powered Fat Man and Little Boy

March 7, 2023 Comments Off on The Fuel that Powered Fat Man and Little Boy

Professor John Warnock explains the bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Nonprofit helps protect Tucson homeowners in solar purchases

February 17, 2023 Comments Off on Nonprofit helps protect Tucson homeowners in solar purchases

Tucson-area homeowners can get help buying rooftop solar systems from a nonprofit that sets up buyers’ cooperatives to make sure consumers get a fair deal.

Thinking of Putting Solar on Your Rooftop? Now’s the Time!

February 8, 2023 Comments Off on Thinking of Putting Solar on Your Rooftop? Now’s the Time!

Our friends at Solar United Neighbors of Arizona have good news for those hoping to go solar: the price is right.

What Did Oppenheimer Say After the First Atomic Test?

January 25, 2023 Comments Off on What Did Oppenheimer Say After the First Atomic Test?

Welcome to the first in a series of columns about the people, places, issues, and, in general, darkly captivating history of the Nuclear Age, as written by John P. Warnock.

What “You Might Want to Know” About Nuclear Weapons, Starting at the Beginning

January 18, 2023 Comments Off on What “You Might Want to Know” About Nuclear Weapons, Starting at the Beginning

PSR Arizona is pleased to announce that award-winning author and English professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, John P. Warnock, will be sharing his amazing collection of writings on the history of the atomic and nuclear arms race with us in a twice-monthly column.

Doomsday Clock Ticks into 2023 

January 18, 2023 Comments Off on Doomsday Clock Ticks into 2023 

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is hosting a live virtual news conference at 10:00 a.m. EST/ 8 a. m. MT on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, to announce whether the…

Uranium Mine Gears Up Near Grand Canyon National Park

December 7, 2022 Comments Off on Uranium Mine Gears Up Near Grand Canyon National Park

Press release from EarthJustice quoting PSR Arizona’s David Spence, MD.