Central Illinois Proud

PAWAC to host discussion with documentary film director

The Peoria Area World Affairs Council will host a discussion with Louis Lipman, the director of the 2023 documentary, First ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Expiration of U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty sparks concerns of new arms race

For the first time in more than half a century, there are no limits on the world’s two largest atomic arsenals. The sole ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

‘A House of Dynamite’: Bigelow’s latest thriller shows why nuclear bombs are only part of the danger

Kathryn Bigelow is no stranger to tense, realistic, political thrillers. Her 2008 film, The Hurt Locker, is a dark exploration of the psychology of bomb-disarming soldiers during the Iraq War. The ...
The Nevada IndependentOpinion

OPINION: As a new nuclear arms race looms, our atomic veterans still demand justice

OPINION: As a new nuclear arms race looms, our atomic veterans still demand justice. Read more at The Nevada Independent.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Box office bombs: What I learned watching 20 nuclear films in a month

One of the climactic moments in A House of Dynamite is a friendly reminder. Captain Olivia Walker (played by Rebecca Ferguson) is in the White House Situation Room where, moments earlier, her team ...
UVA Today

For 80 years, nuclear weapons have been the unused threat

In the 80 years since World War II, which ended with the use of two atomic bombs, the world has maintained a tenuous relationship with nuclear weapons. Philip Potter, professor of public policy at the ...