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SECURITY`S Vendetta Against Vanunu Mordechai and This Day in History

Vanunu spent 18 years in a windowless tomb sized cell because he told the world about Israel's illegal nuclear warheads.

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - This third Thursday of April begins the 8th year after 18 years in prison that Mordechai Vanunu has been under 24/7 surveillance by Israel’s version of America's CIA-FBI: Mossad-Shabbak.

They have had a vendetta against Vanunu ever since he exposed their lax SECURITY in Israel's 7-story underground WMD Facility in 1986.

News conferences Announces Puget Sound Nuclear Weapon Free Zone

The Bangor base houses more nuclear warheads than China, France, Israel, India, North Korea and Pakistan combined.

(SEATTLE, Wash.) - On the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the Puget Sound Nuclear Weapon Free Zone will hold news conferences in Tacoma and Seattle to announcing a Declaration of the Puget Sound Nuclear Weapons Free Zone.

Puget Sound contains the largest concentration of operational nuclear weapons.

Japan`s Biggest Problem...

Melted fuel in Units 1 through 3? That's all but confirmed.

(CARLSBAD, Calif.) - It's hard to say what Japan's biggest problem is right now.

Reactor Reax: the Latest Articles on Nuclear Power

The human race is playing with fire.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The world experienced a strong bout of awareness from the Fukushima nuclear tragedy. It was a wake up call, reminding us how dangerous radioactivity now imperils an entire community.

The danger goes far beyond the blast, and Americans are keenly aware of that with traces of radioactivity now showing up in milk. The lessons are multifold.

Nuclear Resisters Arraigned for MLK Action at Bangor Submarine Base

The government is currently upgrading its entire nuclear weapons research and production infrastructure; President Obama has promised $85 billion over 10 years.

(SEATTLE) - Six people were arraigned in Tacoma Federal Court on Wednesday morning for trespassing at the Bangor nuclear submarine base on January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The arrests at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor occurred on January 15, 2011 during a nonviolent resistance action at the Trident submarine base, which contains the largest concentration of operational nuclear weapons according to the Kansas City Star.

The Public Health Community is WRONG!

Given the inability of American public health agencies to understand distribution and related toxic risks, it is wise for American families to store Potassium Iodide.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Advice against distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) for use in the event of a nuclear emergency and rise in atmospheric radio-active iodine (I131) is misguided, because public health officials misunderstand distribution.

Obama`s Omissions and Universal Rights

"Obama agrees to keep Israel's nukes secret [and] reaffirmed a 4-decade-old secret understanding that has allowed Israel to keep a nuclear arsenal without opening it to international inspections." - Washington Post

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - On Monday evening, President Obama went on TV to focus on the need for intervention in Libya.

On Tuesday morning, it was reported that the Israeli Interior Ministry announced a decision would be reached next month regarding final approval to build another 1,500 Jewish only apartments in east Jerusalem and begin annexing major West Bank settlement blocs.

Nuclear Activists Receive Prison Sentence, Cheers, Prayers

This group deserves our honor and support..." - Tim King, Salem-News.com News Editor

(TACOMA) - The Disarm Now Plowshares activists who entered U.S. Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor to symbolically disarm the nuclear weapons stored there were sentenced today at the Tacoma Federal Courthouse, receiving sentences of 6 months to 15 months confinement, plus one year supervised release.

About two hundred fifty people gathered at the courthouse to support the Plowshares activists with their presence, song, and prayer.

Audiodraft Crowdsources Japan Relief Songs

Aims to Raise $100,000 for Red Cross Japan Aid; Best 5 Songs- to be released on iTunes, Amazon, and other outlets.

(SAN FRANCISCO ) - AudioDraft, the provider of innovative crowdsourced audio design contests, today announced that it has launched a contest to select the five best songs associated with relief and healing to be published through online music stores, including iTunes, Amazon, and others.

The proceeds will go toward tsunami and earthquake relief efforts.

Reactor Reax: Weekly Report on Nuclear Power

The latest stories making the news...

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - As news continues to develop in Japan from the recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear facility; we learn that what is already a deadly, tragic scenario, could become much worse, depending on how events unfold.

This collection of stories is published at a time when questions about the dangers of nuclear radioactivity are at their highest.