Join BftB's Dr. Ira Helfand and others at this dynamic event at Yale University that will examine why the dangers posed by nuclear weapons are growing and urgent, and share how the general public can get involved and help reduce these threats. Register here: tinyurl.com/yalenucleara...

Thank you to the cultural influencers who, with our friends at @nti.org, have urged leaders for a future without nuclear weapons in commemoration of the 80th year since the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thanks for calling attention to the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.

On this Meet A Member Monday, we're spotlighting a few of our California members for their dedication and hard work in their state. Thank you for all you do! Want to become a BftB member? Click here: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/

New Netflix film coming soon about nuclear war.

Today is International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Today we urge local & state officials to push Congress to cosponsor H. Res. 317 and S. Res. 323, 2 BftB resolutions for a nuke free world. Join us. preventnuclearwar.org/local-state-action-hres317-sres323

The latest edition of our monthly newsletter "The Beacon" is out NOW! Read our special letter in anticipation of International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons tomorrow. Plus, read about powerful testimony given by MA activists. 🔗http://bit.ly/4mBATAO

Today in 1996, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty opened for signature at the United Nations. President Bill Clinton signed that day, as did representatives of 70 other states, including nuclear-weapon states China, France, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom.

Here's a question we're asked all the time: Can nuclear weapons really be eliminated? Yes they can. We call on the United States to lead a global effort to prevent nuclear war. These are our five policy solutions. More here: preventnuclearwar.org/our-five-pol...

"President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Monday that the Kremlin was ready to limit the number of its deployed nuclear warheads and launchers for one more year as long as the United States did the same." More here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/w...

The White House Military Office Marine Corps aide is on “Football” duty for Trump’s trip to Glendale, AZ, to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize using any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

“I’m a pastor. I know what death looks like. And with this budget, I will be burying the people who die because of these cuts.” Another beautifully written piece by BftB Faith Coordinator Danny Hall @daniel-hall9.bsky.social preventnuclearwar.org/we-will-not-...

BIG UPDATE: @repjahanahayes.bsky.social has signed H. Res. 317! Thanks for your leadership! We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. Urge your congressional member to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-hres317 #HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #BackFromTheBrink

How many nuclear weapons are there in the world? Find out in the Beginner's Guide to Nuclear Weapons. Check out our comprehensive, one-stop resource designed to help you get up to speed on nuclear issues. More here: preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...

We’re 10 days away from Sep 26 when we will join the chorus of civil society orgs speaking out against nukes on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. On nuclear abolition day —and everyday— peace is in our hands.

Over the past few weeks, our mighty members in MA have: 🌟Testified at a resolution hearing 🌟Hosted a film screening and panel discussion 🌟Successfully urged Senator Elizabeth Warren to co-sponsor S. Res. 323. Bravo! Thanks for your dedication and commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons.

🎉HUGE UPDATE: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has signed H. Res. 317! Thanks for your leadership @raskin.house.gov and commitment to bringing our world back from the brink of nuclear war. Urge your congressional member to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-hres317

HUGE: Senator Elizabeth Warren has signed S. Res. 323! Thank you @warren.senate.gov The Back from the Brink resolution calls for the U.S. to lead efforts among all nuclear weapons states to abolish and prohibit nuclear weapons. Urge your Senator to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action-sres323

We are artists. We are scientists. We are people of faith. We are students. We are veterans. We are neighbors. We are activists. To make change, we need everyone. Join our movement to abolish nuclear weapons: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/

MA State Senator @jocomerford.bsky.social is hosting a hearing Wed for S.1649 – Resolution to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons & move U.S. back from brink of nuclear war. Please attend in person or virtually to urge the legislature to take action: forms.gle/2CccSmup6Yhy...

Friends don't let friends not become BftB members. On this Meet A Member Monday we introduce you to S. Mary Beth Moore who brings decades of activism to our campaign, thanks to a friend. Want to become a Back From The Brink member? Join us: preventnuclearwar.org/take-action/

The threat of #nuclearwar is urgent & growing—risking our communities, environment & the very future of civilization. Fortunately, @backfrombrink.bsky.social is building a safer and more just world free from these risks. Learn more and join the #BftB campaign. youtu.be/fk22jxem6ik

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Will “House of Dynamite” wake up the global public? “How can we call this ’defense’ when the inevitable outcome is total destruction? I wanted to make a film that confronts this paradox—to explore the madness of a world that lives under the constant shadow of annihilation, yet rarely speaks of it.”

🎉Two more congressional members have signed H.Res. 317! Thank you @repgwenmoore.bsky.social & @cisneros.house.gov The bill lays out bold steps for the US to lead the world toward disarmament. We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. #HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld

“If we allow these weapons to continue to exist, it is not a question of if they will be used. It’s a question of when.” BftB’s Dr. Ira Helfand speaks at the UN about the growing danger posed by nuclear weapons and the action we can all take to get rid of nukes. preventnuclearwar.org/take-action

🧵1/ Today is International Day Against Nuclear Testing. This year also marks 80 years since the invention, use, and testing of nuclear weapons, a reminder of the devastation they have caused since 1945. Did you know this day was established to honor victims and survivors of nuclear tests worldwide?

Marking 80 years since the invention & use of nuclear weapons and their devastating legacy from Hiroshima & Nagasaki to Alamogordo & Congo; we hosted Artists Against the Bomb in Geneva🎨🕊️ With artists, activists, diplomats & all @nuclearban partners, we say: BAN THE BOMB! 🏳️ #nuclearban

NEW edition of our monthly newsletter "The Beacon" is out NOW! 🍎School's back as we earn a BIG endorsement from the Massachusetts Teachers Association! ✏Plus, learn more about nuclear weapons and get the facts and figures you need to help eliminate them from our world. 🔗Click here: bit.ly/4n10Vhx

Curious about nukes? Not sure where to start? Check out the Beginner’s Guide to Nuclear Weapons. We dug deep into the facts to expose the risks, myths, and real-life impacts of nuclear weapons. We also explain how anyone can help build a safer, saner world. preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...

Nuclear disarmament now. PreventNuclearWar.org.

“Our future is not written in warheads, it is written in witness.”-BftB’s Danny Hall @daniel-hall9.bsky.social Here’s to being a witness today, and everyday. #Nonukes #Nucleardisarmament #BackFromTheBrink

“I urge everyone around the world to create opportunities in your own countries to listen to the testimonies of A-bomb survivors, and to feel, with deep sensitivity, the true inhumanity of nuclear weapons.” 1/2

24 hubs held events across the country to mark the 80th year since the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We stood shoulder to rally against nuclear weapons that threaten all of us, everything, our future, and all we hold dear. Join us: preventnuclearwar.org/join-a-local...

Cambridge City Council passed a resolution urging Congresswoman Katherine Clark & Senator Elizabeth Warren to sponsor House and Senate resolutions H.Res.317 and S. Res. 323 to prevent nuclear war. Both articulate a comprehensive nuclear disarmament plan. preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...

I'm attending Back From The Brink's event, “Back from the Brink's August Monthly Organizers Meetup” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...

🎉HUGE: 2 more congressional members have signed H.Res. 317! Thank you @reprichardneal.bsky.social & ‪@repmarkdesaulnier.bsky.social‬ Keep it going. Call your congressional member TODAY and urge them to sign. preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres... #HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament

The White House Military Office Navy aide is on “Football” duty for Trump’s flight to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The ~45-pound satchel follows Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.

Anyone know where to purchase an agricultural resilience kit?” We'll need one after a nuclear war, says researchers at Penn State. The climate scenario expected to follow nuclear war includes smoke & soot from firestorms that block sunlight. @pennstateuniv.bsky.social nypost.com/2025/08/11/s...

We continue to honor the victims of nuclear weapons by urging leaders to lead us back from the brink of nuclear war. Thank you @pingree.house.gov for sponsoring H.Res.317 and supporting nuclear disarmament. Together, we can make it happen. #HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #BackFromTheBrink

HUGE NEWS: BftB’ project Students For Nuclear Disarmament is featured in The NY Times! “As nations’ nuclear stockpiles expand and the risk of a strike rises, a generation of young people…is waking up to the threat.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/o...

My piece picked up by LA Progressive. @backfrombrink.bsky.social www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peac...

Day 3 of our 4-day #CranesForPeace action @backfrombrink.bsky.social What a beautiful gathering of humans…united in PEACE for PEACE!

Join us. PreventNuclearWar.org/TakeAction

Crane folding *galore* yesterday with @nti.org! Partners across the field gathered in community to honor the legacy of Sadako Sasaki—an 11-year old diagnosed with radiation-induced leukemia after the bombing in Hiroshima—who sought to fold 1,000 paper cranes. #CranesForOurFuture

A participant in yesterday’s #CranesForPeace sent me this photo. He took origami paper home with him and filled his table with the bounty of PEACE! @BackFromBrink.bsky.social @nuclearban.bsky.social

Day 3 of our 4-day #CranesForPeace action @backfrombrink.bsky.social mobilize.us/s/QnWiM9/a

What a beautiful community builder #CranesForPeace @backfrombrink.bsky.social was yesterday & today. I met people living in my little town that I never met before. There were also people from England and Australia who saw it in the newspaper and came to be a part of it!

Thank you @reprashida.govpeeps.us for your passionate call for global nuclear abolition and support for H.Res.317 as we remember the atomic bombings in Japan 80 years ago. Abolishing nuclear weapons is possible and realistic if we the people demand it. preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...

Want to know more about nukes? Our newly launched Beginner's Guide to Nuclear Weapons breaks down the risks, myths, and real-life impacts of nuclear weapons & shows how you can be part of building a safer, saner world. We break down the jargon & give facts. preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...