On August 6, Sheffield Creative Action for Peace held a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. The Lord Mayor highlighted the importance of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Concerns about the UK’s expanding nuclear arsenal were raised, alongside a call for Sheffield to support the Treaty.
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Have our leaders forgotten the dangers of nuclear power and weapons?
CO2 levels in the atmosphere have risen to record levels, and Europe has been sweltering under a heat dome. But climate scientist Mark Lynas caused a stir in the environmental movement by suggesting that nuclear war is now a bigger threat than our changing climate. Nuclear war could indeed lead to the extinction of humankind.ContinueContinue reading “Have our leaders forgotten the dangers of nuclear power and weapons?”
