The Urgency of Banning Nukes: Conversation with Vicki Elson

This was the third conversation in Just World Educational's project to produce and share multimedia resources to inform, educate, and engage new generations of (especially) Americans on the need to Ban All Nuclear Weapons and dismantle all existing nuclear arsenals, including our own.
     In this convo, co-hosts Helena Cobban and Amelle Zeroug talked to Vicki Elson, co-founder and creative director of NuclearBan.US. 
     Listen to additional episodes in this series which will be released twice-weekly through the end of June.

Chapters

• 6:01 How did you get involved in nuclear dearmament?
• 18:49 Vicki Elson has good news for us!
• 23:12 How does the TPNW change the conversation about nuclear weapons?
• 27:53 What would happen if the US gave up its nukes?
• 30:41 Can tell us about Ukraine and nuclear weapons?
• 35:23 How do we stay optimistic?
• 39:17 Why do we still have nuclear weapons?
• 41:03 Who is going to persuade the nine nuclear weapons states to disarm?
• 49:01 How about arms control and non-proliferation?
• 51:24 What about nuclear power? Isn't there a role for nuclear power as part of the progress towards saving the environment?
• 52:58 How does the TPNW actually work?