Lakenheath main gate blocked by protesters: No More Bloody Wars
On November 2, 10 British peace protesters blocked the main gates of RAF Lakenheath, using heavy-duty locks to attach themselves to a car and to each other.
Nonviolent Resistance for a Peaceful and Nuclear Free Future
The Nuclear Resister networks the anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance movement while acting as a clearinghouse for information about contemporary nonviolent resistance to war and the nuclear threat. Our emphasis is on support for the people jailed for these actions. This website is our online companion to the Nuclear Resister newsletter, a more comprehensive chronicle.
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Nevada nuclear test site arrests and jail time
Two nuclear abolitionists are serving four days in jail, following their convictions for trespassing on the Nevada National Security Site last spring. Three others were arrested on Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Eight protesters arrested at arms fair in Wales
On September 3, Welsh peace and environmental activists protested their government’s arms fair. Eight people were arrested for blocking the road.
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Reflections on upcoming jail time
Samuel Chawla-Rios reflects on his upcoming jail time at the Nye County Detention Center for his Good Friday arrest at the Nevada nuclear test site: “the deeper part of me…
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Hiroshima Day arrests at the Pentagon
Early on the morning of August 6, 17 peacemakers held a prayer service and nonviolent witness on the perimeter of the Pentagon to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the U.S…
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Five nuclear resisters arrested at Bangor naval base
On August 8th and 9th, about 120 people gathered at the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki…
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Activists gather at Livermore Lab to demand nuclear abolition
On August 6, 2026, peace activists and community members gathered outside the West Gate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of…
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Two arrested at Lockheed Martin
On Hiroshima Day 2026, members of the Brandywine Peace Community gathered at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, to call for nuclear disarmament. Two participants were arrested for trespassing…
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Fr. John Dear’s interview with Jack Cohen-Joppa
Fr. John Dear interviews longtime Nuclear Resister co-editor Jack Cohen-Joppa about more than four decades of grassroots resistance to nuclear weapons and war. Their conversation explores the history of nonviolent…