Henry Maar

Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons.

Eighty years is a lifetime and we’re losing the most compelling messengers about nuclear war.

Frank Von Hippel also reminded me that because it’s been a lifetime since nuclear weapons were used that people think it can’t happen again. But disarming is as urgent as ever. apnews.com/article/japa...

At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

80 Years After Hiroshima Bombing, Art Needs ‘Courage to Be Afraid’ Eighty years after the city’s destruction, we seem to be blundering into a new age of nuclear perils. It is time for culture to rediscover “the courage to be afraid.”

80 years after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the world has blundered into a new age of nuclear perils, Jason Farago writes. “To survive this second nuclear age we are going to need models from the first one: artists who faced up to what the bomb did, and what the bomb made of us.”

Sen. Markey, Rep. Khanna Introduce Legislation to Pause Sentinel Nuclear Missile Program | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 23, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representative...

“The Sentinel ICBM is completely unnecessary, wildly expensive, and so far behind schedule the Pentagon has only a vague idea of when it will be deployed. Given that ICBMs are vulnerable to attack, and therefore kept on hair trigger alert, they create pointless risk."— UCS's @atomicwonk.bsky.social

A creek with atomic waste from WWII is linked to increased cancer risk A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

Williams’ Empire was published nearly 50 years ago, but I find the wisdom worth returning to regularly: “empire as a way of life only leads to war and more war.” More pessimistically he warns, “empire a a way of life will lead to nuclear death.”

Empire is a bipartisan affair, and the Dems are just as committed to the warfare state as the Republicans

#seealsoFreeze!

Don’t even get me started on the fucking Democrats, Christ!

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@jlrmarin.bsky.social best case scenario MAGA implodes over this—this assuming the country still has a fucking future. This is such a god damn disaster.

More at 11!

There's no declaration of war, and no AUMF that covers this. Entering this war is wrong on the merits; we had a perfectly peaceful way to address Iran's nuclear program. It's also unlawful. A democratic republic should not be able to enter a war of choice on one man's say-so.

Peace president my ass

Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.

An Army vet heading to the VA took a wrong turn—and was detained by Marines in LA. While they acted professionally, their detaining him was likely illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act. It’s another line being crossed—and it puts our Marines in a bad spot. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

The JCPOA was very good, actually.

Cover of the 2022 book "FREEZE: The Grassroots Movement to Halt the Arms Race and end the Cold War," by Henry Richard Maar III - https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501760884/freeze/.

Cover of the 2023 book "Saving the World From Nuclear War: The June 12, 1983 Disarmament Rally and Beyond," by Vincent J. Intondi. - https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12923/saving-world-nuclear-war?srsltid=AfmBOooy4sQpH9sFDfWWxxFQQAsNeTmRlwZecD059CerQMtBvDZz9jLa.

To learn more about the nuclear freeze movement and the unprecedented June 12th march and rally and its impact, check out these recent books by @hmaar.bsky.social and @vincentintondi.bsky.social.

A colorful poster promoting the June 12 March for Peace & Justice in New York City. The main image features a large dove in profile above a road or walkway, facing to the right. Coming out of the bottom of the dove are five different human legs (male and female) wearing different kinds of clothing and shoes, representing the diverse attendees the organizers hoped to attract.

A black and white photograph of the some of the tightly-packed crowd at the rally on the Great Lawn in Central Park. Near the center, a woman stands up holding an American flag whose stars have been replaced with the peace symbol.

A color photograph of the some of the massive crowd at the rally on the Great Lawn in Central Park. People are facing forward, watching either a speech or a musical performance on the stage.

An aerial color photograph showing the Great Lawn in Central Park almost completely filled with people.

Today in 1982, an estimated 750,000-1,000,000 people marched through New York City from the United Nations to Central Park to demand a US-Soviet freeze on testing, production, and deployment of new, dangerous, and expensive nuclear weapons—at the time, the largest political protest in US history.

Hearing more reports from people I know of ICE chasing down farm workers in fields in Oxnard. This is all not very good, for countless reasons, but mostly for snatching hardworking citizens of this county for no reason but racists in the WH. #VenturaCounty #ICE #politics #agriculture

These historians oversee unbiased accounts of U.S. foreign policy. Trump fired them all. An advisory committee of historians helps ensure the record of America’s history remains unbiased, transparent and thorough. Trump just fired the entire panel.

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#skystorians #academicsky

I attempted to get ChatGPT to help me ChatGPT proof part of an assignment. I’m not so convinced of its “subtle” blending of text into a political cartoon 🤷‍♂️

Trump estimates Golden Dome will cost $175B over three years President Trump also announced he has appointed Gen. Michael Guetlein, the Space Force’s second in command, to oversee the effort.

This is delusional and reckless. There’s no way to design, test, construct, and deploy a comprehensive system to reliably stop any missiles launched from land, sea, or space, and do it in “two-and-a-half to three years” for $175 billion.

But some of our adversaries may believe Trump—and respond.

Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97

I had the great honor to know and work with Richard. He was smarter than everyone in the room, and nicer than everyone in the room. One of my professional highlights was getting Richard to brief the Obama NSC and Susan Rice on nuclear risks.

We have lost a giant. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/s...

Another successful UCSB Center for Cold War Studies conference!

MAGIC IN 6! WE (TEMPORARY) MAGIC FANS BELIEVE!

Sobering report from CBO: Nuke modernization cost expected to reach nearly $1 Trillion the next decade, 25% more than projected last year. www.cbo.gov/system/files...

This train wreck has been 15 years in the making as officials downplayed cost/risks of excessive modernization.

Good news. There are a bunch of NUCLEAR TIMES issues (including this one) on the Internet Archive now. archive.org/details/nucl...

On the Iraq War Anniversary, Where Are the Architects of the Illegal Invasion? 22 years on, Zeteo reveals how 11 people who played key roles in pushing for the invasion have dodged accountability and failed upwards.

“On the Iraq War Anniversary, Where Are the Architects of the Illegal Invasion?”

22 years on, Zeteo reveals how 11 people who played key roles in pushing for the invasion have dodged accountability and failed upwards.

We historians (and others) need to start mass downloading archives from places like this before they go. Regardless of your subfield, download! I'm focusing on the CIA's FOIA site, but Wilson, the National Archives, Presidential libraries etc all have to be downloaded to be preserved.

Not even Max Christie can save Dallas at this point! I had such faith in him too when the Lakers traded him. 0-11 last night 😬

The Lakers sidelined salary is more recent. When LeBron and Luka are back next week, doesn’t that make their sidelined salary fall dramatically? Dallas fucked tho like Debbie back in town for a spell 🤷‍♂️