Module 9. Anti-Nuclear Movement

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this lesson you should be able to:

list characteristics of the anti-nuclear movement;
compare and contrast the goals and methods of the anti-nuclear movement with previously studied movements;
outline the phases of the movement;
define the disarmament treaties identified in the module; and
describe some of the tactics used by anti-nuclear activists.

Berrigan, Frida. “Nuclear Weapons Ruined My Life and I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way.” Waging Nonviolence, April 4, 2019, https://wagingnonviolence.org/2019/04/nuclear-weapons-ruined-my-life/. (Course Reserves)
Wittner, Lawrence S. “The Power of Protest: The Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons Was Not Simply an Ideological Movement; It Was a Potent Political Force.” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 60, no. 4 (2004): 20-26. (Course Reserves)