Recent Articles by David Krieger, President of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/resources/archives/david-articles.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:56:00 -0800 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:55:55 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Our annual Evening for Peace is meant to accomplish three goals: to shine a light on peace leadership and world citizenship; to honor our deeply deserving awardees; and to inspire new peace leaders. We thank you all for being an important part of this Evening for Peace. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/11/09_krieger_2009_efp.php?krieger 180EAAAF-CD69-45D9-B5E9-4678C95DF6D1 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 16:55:39 -0800 Omnicide is a word coined by philosopher John Somerville. It is an extension of the concepts of suicide and genocide. It means the death of all, the total negation and destruction of all life. Omnicide is suicide for all. It is the genocide of humanity writ large. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/10/29_krieger_preventing_omnicide.php?krieger 3C0E2031-8A38-497E-8C96-251E513D5555 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:10:32 -0700 Daisaku Ikeda begins his five-point proposal for nuclear weapons abolition with a reference to hope being inherent in the "solidarity of ordinary citizens." He states, "If nuclear weapons epitomize the forces that would divide and destroy the world, they can only be overcome by the solidarity of ordinary citizens, which transforms hope into the energy to create a new era." http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/10/20_krieger_ikeda_proposal.php?krieger 71883549-0A3E-409F-A82F-BE69BF74C918 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:28:53 -0700 Krieger: The last time that we got together to discuss nuclear weapons issues we were still in the final year of the Bush administration. Our dialogue focused on being at the nuclear precipice. We were reflecting on whether we were headed toward catastrophe or transformation. Now the Bush administration has left office, and been replaced by the Obama administration. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/10/20_krieger_falk_dialogue.php?krieger 2270F7B8-2DAF-4C2C-90D3-4FBA6CB8F167 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:28:06 -0700 When the Nobel Committee announced the awarding of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama they indicated that they "attached special importance to Obama’s vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons." http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/10/09_krieger_nobel_statement.php?krieger 6FEBA052-57CD-483D-80CB-35EF44DC00CF Fri, 9 Oct 2009 15:53:11 -0700 The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council possess over 98 percent of the more than 20,000 nuclear weapons in the world. Today, President Obama led a session of the Council focusing on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/09/24_krieger_major_step.php?krieger 71D691F5-C84B-43CC-AD28-7959DB99E205 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:10:36 -0700 On this day, like any other, soldiers are killing and dying, arms merchants are selling their wares, missiles are aimed at your heart, and peace is a distant dream. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/09/21_krieger_international_day.php?krieger 7AE2618E-7960-482C-9ABC-0DDB44CA5D04 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:24:47 -0700 I recently wrote a short rebuttal of Tepperman’s article, "Still Loving the Bomb After All These Years." My article elicited a response from analyst Lyle Brecht, who sent me a copy of his excellent brief on deterrence doctrine. We then had the following exchange of thoughts on nuclear deterrence. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/09/14_krieger_brecht_dialogue.php?krieger FBF34789-4929-499C-9B5A-FD8453C40B50 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:17:55 -0700 Jonathan Tepperman’s article in the September 7, 2009 issue of Newsweek, "Why Obama Should Learn to Love the Bomb," provides a novel but frivolous argument that nuclear weapons "may not, in fact, make the world more dangerous." Rather, in Tepperman’s world, "The bomb may actually make us safer." http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/09/04_krieger_newsweek_response.php?krieger 559C1F9F-D809-4B54-BDEA-517862CD3E75 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:34:26 -0700 Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba of Hiroshima city is the president of Mayors for Peace, an international organization of over 3,000 cities, with a vision of ridding the world of nuclear weapons by the year 2020. He is a tireless campaigner, on behalf of his city and the survivors of the bombing, for a world free of nuclear weapons. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2009/08/28_krieger_spirit_hiroshima.php?krieger A41C6232-F1C1-4EC0-AE22-80F9352273D7 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:40:43 -0700