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New report in Nature Food (a subsidiary of Nature)
August 15 2022
Study: Global Food Insecurity and Famine from Reduced Crop, Marine Fishery and Livestock Production due to Climate Disruption from Nuclear War Soot Injection
Nuclear Famine: Even a “limited” nuclear war would cause abrupt climate disruption and global starvation
August 2022
Report prepared by IPPNW, written by GBPSR board member Dr. Matt Bivens. We consider this the “Readers Digest version” of the Nuclear Famine report — filled with graphics and charts and meant to be accessible.
Community Cost Calculator
Are you curious about how much you and your community spent on nuclear weapons this year? Learn how to calculate your costs with this calculator.
Endorse “Back from the Brink: The Call to Prevent Nuclear War”
The Call is a national grassroots initiative outlining necessary policies to safeguard the public from the risks of nuclear war.
Frequently Asked Questions
2018
Learn the basics on nuclear weapons.
The Novel Coronavirus and Nuclear Weapons
May 4, 2020 | Sergio Duarte and Ira Helfand | Common Dreams
What if We Nuke a City?
October 13, 2019
Video showing the real impact of nuclear weapons in the real world, on a real city, and how helpless even the most developed nations on earth would be if an attack occurred today.
Chain Reactions
2018 | Harvard Medicine
Article from Harvard Medicine magazine on the history of PSR’s work on nuclear disarmament.