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Back from the Brink: Bringing Communities Together to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (BftB) is a U.S.-based grassroots coalition of individuals, organizations and elected officials working together on a multi-year campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
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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/
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/
Two new signatures!
Thank you @frankpallone.govpeeps.us and @repdexteror.bsky.social for signing H. Res. 317.
We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. Urge your congressional member to sign H.Res.317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
Thank you @frankpallone.govpeeps.us and @repdexteror.bsky.social for signing H. Res. 317.
We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. Urge your congressional member to sign H.Res.317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Two new signatures!
Thank you @frankpallone.govpeeps.us and @repdexteror.bsky.social for signing H. Res. 317.
We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. Urge your congressional member to sign H.Res.317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
Thank you @frankpallone.govpeeps.us and @repdexteror.bsky.social for signing H. Res. 317.
We URGENTLY need to get rid of nuclear weapons. Urge your congressional member to sign H.Res.317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
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You can watch our entire panel discussion from August 10 commemorating the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings here: bit.ly/marylandaugust10
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80 Years Later: The Atomic Bomb, Maryland, and Nuclear Abolition
On August 10, 2025, Maryland residents gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We were honored to be joined by several amazing panelists: –Linda Pentz Gunter, the international specialist of Beyond Nuclear –Leslie Sussan, a lawyer and former administrative appellate judge –Kei Ito, a cameraless photographer and third-generation hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bombings) –Gwen DuBois, president of Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
You can watch our entire panel discussion from August 10 commemorating the 80th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings here: bit.ly/marylandaugust10
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. . . and ultimately, dialogue across communities and generations.”
You can listen to this excerpt from Mr. Ito’s powerful remarks, and read more about his work here: bit.ly/keiitointerview.
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You can listen to this excerpt from Mr. Ito’s powerful remarks, and read more about his work here: bit.ly/keiitointerview.
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Hope Lingers: A Conversation with Artist Kei Ito on his Artwork Honoring Victims of the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima
Kei Ito is the grandson of a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, and his interdisciplinary art explores the legacy of that trauma through themes of memory, identity, and the invisible impacts of nuclear w...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
. . . and ultimately, dialogue across communities and generations.”
You can listen to this excerpt from Mr. Ito’s powerful remarks, and read more about his work here: bit.ly/keiitointerview.
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You can listen to this excerpt from Mr. Ito’s powerful remarks, and read more about his work here: bit.ly/keiitointerview.
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. . . to reach people in a way that words cannot. He lives in Baltimore County. A recent article by the Nuclear Threat Initiative quoted him as saying, “By grounding global issues in individual memory and emotion, art creates a pathway for empathy, awareness . . .
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Hope Lingers: A Conversation with Artist Kei Ito on his Artwork Honoring Victims of the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima
Kei Ito is the grandson of a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor, and his interdisciplinary art explores the legacy of that trauma through themes of memory, identity, and the invisible impacts of nuclear w...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
. . . to reach people in a way that words cannot. He lives in Baltimore County. A recent article by the Nuclear Threat Initiative quoted him as saying, “By grounding global issues in individual memory and emotion, art creates a pathway for empathy, awareness . . .
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We were honored to have Kei Ito speak to us during our commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Kei Ito is a cameraless photographer and third-generation hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bombings), which informs his work and allows him . . .
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Kei Ito is a cameraless photographer and third-generation hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bombings), which informs his work and allows him . . .
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We were honored to have Kei Ito speak to us during our commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Kei Ito is a cameraless photographer and third-generation hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bombings), which informs his work and allows him . . .
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Kei Ito is a cameraless photographer and third-generation hibakusha (survivor of the atomic bombings), which informs his work and allows him . . .
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December 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Have you take our Know Nukes quiz yet?
Find out how much you really know about nukes: Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...
Find out how much you really know about nukes: Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have you take our Know Nukes quiz yet?
Find out how much you really know about nukes: Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...
Find out how much you really know about nukes: Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-gu...
Thanks @alsobrooks.senate.gov (D-MD) for signing S.Res. 323.
Thank you @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social (D-NY) for signing H.Res.317.
We need both the House and Senate to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions/
Thank you @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social (D-NY) for signing H.Res.317.
We need both the House and Senate to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions/
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Thanks @alsobrooks.senate.gov (D-MD) for signing S.Res. 323.
Thank you @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social (D-NY) for signing H.Res.317.
We need both the House and Senate to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions/
Thank you @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social (D-NY) for signing H.Res.317.
We need both the House and Senate to lead the US toward disarmament and halt the nuclear arms race.
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions/
Thanks @mikethompson.house.gov (D-CA) for signing H.Res.317 and for speaking out against the dangers of nuclear weapons.
This is the type of leadership we need now more than ever.
Our local Davis BftB hub--and all of us--are honored to work with you to make our communities safer.
This is the type of leadership we need now more than ever.
Our local Davis BftB hub--and all of us--are honored to work with you to make our communities safer.
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thanks @mikethompson.house.gov (D-CA) for signing H.Res.317 and for speaking out against the dangers of nuclear weapons.
This is the type of leadership we need now more than ever.
Our local Davis BftB hub--and all of us--are honored to work with you to make our communities safer.
This is the type of leadership we need now more than ever.
Our local Davis BftB hub--and all of us--are honored to work with you to make our communities safer.
This Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to Back From The Brink and supporting our commitment to abolishing nuclear weapons.
preventnuclearwar.org/donate/
preventnuclearwar.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to Back From The Brink and supporting our commitment to abolishing nuclear weapons.
preventnuclearwar.org/donate/
preventnuclearwar.org/donate/
How much do you really know about nuclear weapons?
Take our Know Nukes quiz to find out! Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-guide/?tab=know-nukes-quiz
✅ Take the quiz
✉️ Sign up for our mailing list
👕 Get a shirt (if you’re among the first 50!)
Quiz name credit: Students for Nuclear Disarmament
Take our Know Nukes quiz to find out! Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-guide/?tab=know-nukes-quiz
✅ Take the quiz
✉️ Sign up for our mailing list
👕 Get a shirt (if you’re among the first 50!)
Quiz name credit: Students for Nuclear Disarmament
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
How much do you really know about nuclear weapons?
Take our Know Nukes quiz to find out! Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-guide/?tab=know-nukes-quiz
✅ Take the quiz
✉️ Sign up for our mailing list
👕 Get a shirt (if you’re among the first 50!)
Quiz name credit: Students for Nuclear Disarmament
Take our Know Nukes quiz to find out! Preventnuclearwar.org/beginners-guide/?tab=know-nukes-quiz
✅ Take the quiz
✉️ Sign up for our mailing list
👕 Get a shirt (if you’re among the first 50!)
Quiz name credit: Students for Nuclear Disarmament
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Join us Sunday in Washington State for a local strategy session.
We'll talk how to encourage local governments and elected leaders to call for policies to reduce the threat of nuclear war, and strategize about how we can keep growing our movement.
www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...
We'll talk how to encourage local governments and elected leaders to call for policies to reduce the threat of nuclear war, and strategize about how we can keep growing our movement.
www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...
Washington State Strategy Session · Back From The Brink
To encourage our federal government to fundamentally change its nuclear weapons policies, we need our local governments and members of Congress to raise their voices about the danger nuclear weapons p...
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November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Join us Sunday in Washington State for a local strategy session.
We'll talk how to encourage local governments and elected leaders to call for policies to reduce the threat of nuclear war, and strategize about how we can keep growing our movement.
www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...
We'll talk how to encourage local governments and elected leaders to call for policies to reduce the threat of nuclear war, and strategize about how we can keep growing our movement.
www.mobilize.us/backfromtheb...
The latest edition of our monthly newsletter "The Beacon" is out NOW!
People are talking nukes in Hollywood and D.C. Read why this moment requires community, connection and convo.
Plus, big things are happening in CT! The local hub shares details from campus to Congress.
bit.ly/3KaHwge
People are talking nukes in Hollywood and D.C. Read why this moment requires community, connection and convo.
Plus, big things are happening in CT! The local hub shares details from campus to Congress.
bit.ly/3KaHwge
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The latest edition of our monthly newsletter "The Beacon" is out NOW!
People are talking nukes in Hollywood and D.C. Read why this moment requires community, connection and convo.
Plus, big things are happening in CT! The local hub shares details from campus to Congress.
bit.ly/3KaHwge
People are talking nukes in Hollywood and D.C. Read why this moment requires community, connection and convo.
Plus, big things are happening in CT! The local hub shares details from campus to Congress.
bit.ly/3KaHwge
Thanks @salinas.house.gov (D-OR) for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thanks @salinas.house.gov (D-OR) for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
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Top energy and nuclear officials in the Trump administration are planning to meet with the White House and National Security Council in the coming days to dissuade President Donald Trump from resuming testing of the nation’s nuclear weapons, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/3LEdbaq
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Top energy and nuclear officials in the Trump administration are planning to meet with the White House and National Security Council in the coming days to dissuade President Donald Trump from resuming testing of the nation’s nuclear weapons, sources told CNN. https://cnn.it/3LEdbaq
"I see this 100 day moment as a critical call to action."
Listen to BftB activist Maylene Hughes on why we must act now to help renew the New START treaty before it expires in less than 100 days.
Thank you @winwithoutwar.bsky.social for this important discussion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfg_...
Listen to BftB activist Maylene Hughes on why we must act now to help renew the New START treaty before it expires in less than 100 days.
Thank you @winwithoutwar.bsky.social for this important discussion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfg_...
100 Days Webinar
YouTube video by Win Without War
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November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I see this 100 day moment as a critical call to action."
Listen to BftB activist Maylene Hughes on why we must act now to help renew the New START treaty before it expires in less than 100 days.
Thank you @winwithoutwar.bsky.social for this important discussion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfg_...
Listen to BftB activist Maylene Hughes on why we must act now to help renew the New START treaty before it expires in less than 100 days.
Thank you @winwithoutwar.bsky.social for this important discussion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfg_...
Reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Phone Bank.
Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
🚨Action Alert🚨
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Reminder: Join us tomorrow for the Phone Bank.
Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
🚨Action Alert🚨
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
November 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
🚨Action Alert🚨
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Join us next week for a State + Local Elected Officials Phone Bank Nov 13 1- 5pm ET
How:
1. Select a one-hour block to call elected officials
2. Receive call script
3. Call officials during your selected hour on Nov. 13
Sign up: www.mobilize.us/backfromthebrink/event/867732/
Thanks @sylviagarcia.house.gov for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Thanks @sylviagarcia.house.gov for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
We need bold leaders to meet this moment & halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes
🚨New Signature Alert: Both Senators @durbin.senate.gov and @wyden.senate.gov have signed S. Res. 323!
This is the leadership we need to halt the nuclear arms race and free communities from the threat of nuclear war.
Urge your senator to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions
This is the leadership we need to halt the nuclear arms race and free communities from the threat of nuclear war.
Urge your senator to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨New Signature Alert: Both Senators @durbin.senate.gov and @wyden.senate.gov have signed S. Res. 323!
This is the leadership we need to halt the nuclear arms race and free communities from the threat of nuclear war.
Urge your senator to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions
This is the leadership we need to halt the nuclear arms race and free communities from the threat of nuclear war.
Urge your senator to sign: preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congressional-resolutions
Thanks @pressley.house.gov for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment and halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY:
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #BackFromTheBrink
We need bold leaders to meet this moment and halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY:
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #BackFromTheBrink
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Thanks @pressley.house.gov for signing H. Res. 317!
We need bold leaders to meet this moment and halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY:
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #BackFromTheBrink
We need bold leaders to meet this moment and halt the nuclear arms race. The time is now.
Urge your Rep to sign H.Res. 317 TODAY:
preventnuclearwar.org/bftb-congres...
#HRes317 #FightForASaferWorld #NuclearDisarmament #NoNukes #BackFromTheBrink
Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
President Trump said he is ordering the resumption of nuclear weapons testing.
This is a horrible, dangerous, costly idea.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
President Trump said he is ordering the resumption of nuclear weapons testing.
This is a horrible, dangerous, costly idea.
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This is a horrible, dangerous, costly idea.
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“We are facing the gravest danger of nuclear war that has existed on the planet since the end of the Cold War, and possibly worse than it was during the Cold War,” says nuclear disarmament advocate Dr. Ira Helfand.
October 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
“We are facing the gravest danger of nuclear war that has existed on the planet since the end of the Cold War, and possibly worse than it was during the Cold War,” says nuclear disarmament advocate Dr. Ira Helfand.