SINCE 1980 · ISSUE #207

Nonviolent Resistance for a Peaceful, Nuclear-Free Future

Networking the anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance movement — supporting the people jailed for nonviolent action.

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The Nuclear Resister networks the anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance movement while acting as a clearinghouse for information about contemporary nonviolent resistance to war and the nuclear threat. Our emphasis is on support for the people jailed for these actions.

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The Nuclear Resister History

1980

A Chronicle of Hope Is Born

Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa launch The Newsletter of the National No-Nukes Prison Support Collective. The first issue, published in October, reports on a single action—the Plowshares Eight, who entered a General Electric plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and used hammers and blood to enact the biblical call to "beat swords into plowshares."
1982

Documenting a Movement Surge

As blockades erupt at nuclear sites across the country—1,953 arrested at Diablo Canyon, 1,068 at Livermore Labs—the newsletter becomes an essential clearinghouse, connecting resisters, supporters, and the imprisoned across a rapidly growing movement.
1984

Renamed The Nuclear Resister

The publication adopts its enduring name—The Nuclear Resister: A Chronicle of Hope—reflecting its expanding role beyond prison support into comprehensive documentation of anti-nuclear civil resistance nationwide.
1986

Tucson Becomes Home

Jack and Felice relocate to Tucson, Arizona—arriving on the very same day the Chernobyl nuclear disaster strikes in the Soviet Union. Tucson will remain the home base of The Nuclear Resister for decades to come.
1988

Missile Silo Actions

The Nuclear Resister documents the Missouri Peace Planters' bold occupation of multiple Minuteman nuclear missile silos during the summer, part of a growing wave of direct action at weapons installations across the heartland.