Nine activists arrested at Creech Air Force Base
from Nevada Desert Experience On April 1, nine members of the Nevada Desert Experience’s Sacred Peace Walk were arrested at Creech Air Force Base at approximately 7:20 a.m. Holding a banner that read “Active Duty and National Guard: You have a duty to Refuse Illegal Orders”, they blocked the road leading into the base to […]
Two arrested in Texas protesting Dow Chemical
Activist Diane Wilson, executive director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper (SABEW), was arrested while attempting to hand-deliver her list of demands to Dow Chemical in Seadrift, Texas. She was charged with criminal trespass and released from the Calhoun County Jail after midnight. At the time of her arrest on March 26, she was more […]
Pentagon witness celebrates Patrick O’Neill’s 70th birthday
by Art Laffin, Dorothy Day Catholic Worker On March 27, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Patrick O’Neill, a longtime Catholic Worker, parent and grandparent, about 100 people held a special peace witness at the Pentagon, the epicenter of warmaking on the planet, to pray for peace, decry the US-Israeli immoral and illegal […]
France arrests Greenpeace activists blocking arrival of uranium cargo ship from Russia
A cargo ship coming from Russia is blocked from Greenpeace March 2, 2026 This morning in the port of Dunkirk, around twenty Greenpeace activists blocked the arrival of the cargo ship Mikhail Dudin from Saint Petersburg to protest the nuclear trade between Russia and France. For two years, France has presented itself as a staunch […]
Activists Arrested at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
On the morning of March 5, more than 40 nuclear resisters of many faiths took part in a procession to the entrance of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor from the nearby Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington. Twelve of the Pacific Life Community (PLC) activists, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons, walked into the roadway to block traffic. They […]
Polish Monk in a Belarusian Prison, Charged with Nuclear-related Espionage
A 27-year-old Polish Carmelite monk now sits in a Belarusian prison, facing a possible death sentence on suspicion of espionage after reportedly being found with a photocopy of a classified document related to the “Zapad-2025” war games involving the Russian nuclear weapons now stationed in Belarus. On September 4, 2025, when Grzegorz Gawel was visiting the town of […]
Martin Luther King Day arrest at Lockheed Martin
A faithful group of activists from the Brandywine Peace Community gathered on a cold Martin Luther King Day at the entrance to the King of Prussia facility of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest nuclear weapons contractor and war profiteer. There were readings from King’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, and the sounding of […]
Nuclear resisters found guilty of trespass at Raytheon
Two nuclear resisters represented themselves at a September 2 bench trial before Judge Robert Forman in Pima County Consolidated Justice Court. John Heid and Elizabeth Murray had been arrested during a prayerful nonviolent resistance action on Ash Wednesday, March 5 at the Raytheon weapons factory in Tucson, Arizona. Together with members of the Pacific Life […]
Nuclear Resister Stories for Nuclear Hotseat
The Nuclear Resister has produced the following series of Nuclear Resister Stories for Nuclear Hotseat, a weekly podcast produced by Libbe HaLevy. In these 5-minute episodes, Jack Cohen-Joppa tells stories of actions for a nuclear-free future, culled from the archives of the Nuclear Resister newsletter. #1 The first nuclear resisters
Nine people block entrance to Livermore Lab
Solemn and Powerful Gathering at the Livermore Lab Gates on the 80th Anniversary of the US Bombing of Hiroshima by Marylia Kelley and Scott Yundt Around 100 people gathered at the Westgate entrance to Livermore Lab on the morning of Tuesday, August 6, 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The theme of the […]