/tags/nuclear-weapons nuclear weapons en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:33:45 GMT /local-news/2025-04-29/symposium-immersive-exhibit-the-bomb A new exhibit on nuclear weapons opens Wednesday at the University of New Mexico’s Zimmerman Library as part of a nationwide tour. “The bomb” is an immersive multimedia installation created by journalist Eric Schlosser and artist Smriti Keshari. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:33:45 GMT /local-news/2025-04-29/symposium-immersive-exhibit-the-bomb Megan Kamerick /local-news/2024-09-06/nuclear-disarmament-deterrence-dialog A gathering of secular and religious thinkers with diverse opinions on nuclear disarmament and deterrence will take place Saturday at the University of New Mexico. It's designed to restart public dialog around nuclear policy Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:02:11 GMT /local-news/2024-09-06/nuclear-disarmament-deterrence-dialog Megan Kamerick /local-news/2023-07-18/advocacy-group-runs-ad-ahead-of-oppenheimer-screenings There’s a lot of buzz around the new movie “Oppenheimer,” which tells the story of the physicist at the center of the Manhattan Project and starts its run in theaters this week. For some in New Mexico, that story hits close to home.An advocacy group has purchased ad space at five theaters in Santa Fe and Albuquerque to run a reminder of the damage caused by nuclear testing in the Southwest. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:56:10 GMT /local-news/2023-07-18/advocacy-group-runs-ad-ahead-of-oppenheimer-screenings Megan Myscofski /local-news/2022-01-12/if-not-now-then-when-archdiocese-of-santa-fe-pushes-for-nuclear-disarmament-in-new-mexico The Archbishop of Santa Fe released a new pastoral letter Tuesday, Jan 11, calling for New Mexico’s scientific laboratories and the U.S. government to disarm nuclear weapons and funding for similar projects. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 14:28:45 GMT /local-news/2022-01-12/if-not-now-then-when-archdiocese-of-santa-fe-pushes-for-nuclear-disarmament-in-new-mexico Bryce Dix /local-news/2017-08-14/lanl-makes-mistakes-in-shipping-hazardous-materials Nuclear weapons contractors around the U.S. made mistakes when shipping explosives and toxic chemicals at least 25 times in the last five years, according… Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:52:00 GMT /local-news/2017-08-14/lanl-makes-mistakes-in-shipping-hazardous-materials Marisa Demarco /local-news/2015-07-15/live-on-kunm-at-11a-president-obama-expected-to-discuss-iran-nuclear-deal We'll have live special coverage today from NPR News. At 11a President Obama is scheduled to hold a press conference. He's expected to discuss the Iran… Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:38:25 GMT /local-news/2015-07-15/live-on-kunm-at-11a-president-obama-expected-to-discuss-iran-nuclear-deal Elaine Baumgartel /public-health-new-mexico/2014-11-18/nuclear-security-expert-talks-wipp-lanl-and-non-proliferation News broke last weekend that Los Alamos National Laboratory took shortcuts when treating some nuclear waste headed to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. One… Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:20:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-11-18/nuclear-security-expert-talks-wipp-lanl-and-non-proliferation Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2014-07-24/inhabited-desert-the-untold-story-of-the-trinity-test One year ago, 91���� reported on the effects of the Trinity Test. Thursday, July 16, 2015, is the 70th anniversary of the day the world's first nuclear bomb… Thu, 24 Jul 2014 18:01:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2014-07-24/inhabited-desert-the-untold-story-of-the-trinity-test Marisa Demarco