The Physicist Who Quit Los Alamos, on Principle

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. Back in July 1985, when I was editor of the leading antinuclear magazine Nuclear Times, the new issue of the venerable Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists landed on my...

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Talking and Writing Honestly About War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. As a retired Air Force officer and military historian, I'm familiar with all kinds of euphemisms about killing, e.g. "precision bombing" and “collateral damage.”  Just as it's easier to kill at a distance,...

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When I First Entered Hiroshima

Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer: From Hiroshima to Hollywood. This happened a few decades ago, but needs little updating today. Approaching Hiroshima from the east on the bullet train from Tokyo, one can’t help feeling a certain...

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The Bitter Alchemy of War

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. As the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russia grinds on (or falters?), as U.S. disaster relief for Hawaii is tied to more military aid for Ukraine, as depleted uranium shells join cluster munitions as...

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