Hemlock #15 - Confronting the Bomb: Franco Castro Escobar on the History of Nuclear Weapons in Japan, Antiwar Movements, World Federation, Hibakusha, Youth Antinuclear Organizations, and Fallout

Learn more about Franco and his research:https://www.keele.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/francocastroescobar/https://uk.linkedin.com/in/fcastroescobarCome join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonSummaryIn this conversation, Franco Castro Escobar, a peace researcher and PhD candidate, discusses the historical and contemporary issues surrounding nuclear weapons, particularly focusing on Japan's anti-nuclear movement. The dialogue explores the origins of nuclear disarmament efforts, the role of scientists and intellectuals, the impact of censorship, and the environmental consequences of nuclear testing. Chapters(00:00) Introduction to Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Research(04:32) The Historical Context of Nuclear Weapons in Japan(12:30) The Role of Scientists and Intellectuals in Anti-Nuclear Movements(20:39) Censorship and Early Opposition in Post-War Japan(30:47) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Society and Environment(37:54) Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Myths and Realities(51:54) Contemporary Nuclear Arms Control and Its Challenges(01:00:10) Erosion of Arms Control Treaties(01:05:27) The Role of the NPT in Global Security(01:12:10) Nuclear Weapons as a Deterrent(01:15:54) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Global Politics(01:19:44) Youth Activism Against Nuclear Weapons(01:28:19) The Future of Nuclear Energy(01:49:09) Building a Youth Archive for Anti-Nuclear Activism-//-Books:-The World Set Free, H. G. Wells (1913)-Confronting the Bomb: Lawrence S. Wittnerhttps://www.lawrenceswittner.com/books/confronting-the-bomb-The Ocean on Fire, Anaïs Maurerhttps://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ocean-on-fire-Political Fallout, Toshihiro Higuchihttps://www.sup.org/books/sociology/political-fallout-Nuclear is Not the Solution, M. V. Ramanahttps://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution-Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade, Gabrielle Hechthttps://gabriellehecht.org/being-nuclear/-The Rape of Nanking, Iris Changhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)-The Free World, Louis Menandhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/review/louis-menand-the-free-world.html-The Wizards of Armageddon, Fred Kaplanhttp://www.fredkaplan.info/wizards.htmArticles and NewsLawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility Tests Nuclear ArsenalAll Rainwater is Poison (Microplastics)Fukushima Nuclear Disaster was Preventable, Company ResponsibleNuclear Reactor on Moon as Part of Artemis MissionPentagon Identifies Climate Change as Top Nat'l Sec ThreatThe Baby Tooth Survey (Radiation in Baby Teeth)Trump Admin Alters Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)Texas Wildfire at Nuclear Weapons FacilityCost Overruns on SENTINEL ICBM Modernization ProgramArt, Poetry, ProseThe Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panelshttps://marukigallery.jp/en/hiroshimapanels/Hiroshima: Three Witnesses (Book of Poetry, trans. Richard H. Minear)https://a.co/d/1c6Tky0When We Say Hiroshima, Kurihara Sadakohttps://press.umich.edu/Books/W/When-We-Say-HiroshimaPeople & Organizations-Garry Davis (World Citizen)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davis-"Hibakusha" (Japanese term, “nuclear-affected person/nuclear bomb survivor”)-John Lewis Gaddis (Cold War Historian, “The Long Peace”)-Robert  “Bo” Jacobs (Cold War as Limited Nuclear War)https://bojacobs.net/Significant Events, TreatiesAtoms for Peace Speech, Eisenhower 1953https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_PeaceCastle-Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test (March 1954, Bikini Atoll, 15 Megatons)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_BravoTreaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_WeaponsPartial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_TreatyErrataI said the Bravo test yielded 30 megatons, it actually yielded 15.