nuclear weapons

Back from the Brink

May 12, 2023

Join health advocates all across the US by endorsing the Back from the Brink statement.

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PSR Maine’s 2022 Year in Review

November 29, 2022

Because of your past support, PSR Maine has had a successful year working to reduce threats to public health by influencing public opinion and promoting science-based policies.

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Applications for the Back from the Brink Internship are Now Open!

November 28, 2022

PSR Maine is seeking a student intern to work with us in 2023 to increase the number of Maine municipalities, and other organizations and institutions to
pass resolutions as part of a national campaign to prevent nuclear war called Bank from the Brink.

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PSR Issues Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

February 24, 2022

Physicians for Social Responsibility condemns the Russian invasion.

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Lives at Risk from COVID & Nuclear: PSR’s Peter Wilk, MD

May 5, 2020

Peter Wilk, MD | Portland Press-Herald We must save lives at risk from COVID and the new nuclear arms race.

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Remembering the Face of Annihilation: PSR’s Geoff Gratwick, MD

August 13, 2019

August 6 and 9 are days of remembrance. On those days in 1945, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing more than 200,000 civilians. Those two…

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Maine Voices: Congressional delegation should press for nuclear de-escalation

August 13, 2019

Mainers collectively pay $257 million a year in taxes toward the arms race, exacerbating the detonation threat and diverting crucial resources. BY BENJAMIN T. COLLINGS SPECIAL TO THE PRESS HERALD…

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PSR in the news

August 13, 2019

We must prevent war with Iran By Maureen McCue, Tribune New Service. The BDN publishes opinions from partner news services to bring a wider variety of perspectives to readers. • June 3,…

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How the cost of nuclear weapons impact Mainers

April 1, 2019

One of the things that we all seem to share living in Maine is a sensibility about spending money.  But when it comes to the nuclear arms budget, this is…

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Resolution focusing on preventing nuclear war is worthy of support

April 1, 2019

If there is one thing in Maine we can all agree about, it is protecting children, no matter where they live. Here in Lewiston, I see examples of that every…

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