Papers, articles, publications, interviews, and live broadcasts (updated 22 Apr 2022)
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Bulletin 290: Please help support our work in the coming year; positions available; good news for 2022, Dec 31, 2021
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Bulletin 289: NNSA lukewarm about plan to produce plutonium pits at LANL; new NDAA requires reporting on changing costs, risks, pit requirements, and a real waste plan, Dec 23, 2021
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Bulletin 288: US nuclear weapons since 2020: continuity and change, Dec 7, 2021
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US nuclear weapons since 2020: continuity & change, Dec 7, 2021
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Update on US Nuclear Weapons Modernization for the International Disarmament Community, May 13, 2020
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How New Mexico Could Become A Climate Leader, Greg Mello, Los Alamos Reporter, Nov 24, 2021
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Bulletin 287: Nov 5 demonstration and workshops; NM greenhouse gas emissions have risen by about half under the current administration; legislative testimony on plutonium pit production, Nov 22, 2021
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Unprecedented weapons production mission at LANL threatens regional decline, loss of autonomy: what can this committee do?, Greg Mello, slides, Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee, Nov 12, 2021
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Video of Greg Mello's testimony
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LASG followup letter to RHMC Chair Sen Steinborn, Nov 13, 2021
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Reclaim resources, build resilient communities -- not plutonium bombs, LASG demonstration, plenary workshops, & dialogue, Fri, Nov 5, 2021
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Bulletin 286:
Demonstration and workshops Nov. 5 in Santa Fe; LANL estimates $18 billion in pit costs this decade, ≥$80 million/pit, Oct 28, 2021
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Will energy monopolies & the nuclear cartel control NM's future?, LASG full-page ad, Santa Fe New Mexican, Sun, Oct 24, 2021
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Will energy monopolies & the nuclear cartel control NM's future?, LASG double-page ad, Santa Fe Reporter, Oct 20, 2021
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LANL pit production: fifth failure in progress, LASG presentation, Sep 30, 2021
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video of presentation on our YouTube channel
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How deep a ‘pit’ will Biden dig at LANL?, Mello, Los Alamos Reporter, Sep 29, 2021
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How deep a ‘pit’ will Biden dig at LANL?, Mello, Albuquerque Journal, Sep 26, 2021
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Plutonium warhead factory under construction near Santa Fe. LASG double-page ad, Santa Fe Reporter, Sep 29, 2021
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Bulletin 285: NNSA: LANL pits critical for new warhead; full page ads; why LANL can't make enough pits; join us in Santa Fe Sep 30, Sep 22, 2021
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Plutonium warhead factory under construction near Santa Fe, LASG double-page ad, Santa Fe Reporter, Sep 22, 2021
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Plutonium warhead factory under construction near Santa Fe, LASG full-page ad, Albuquerque Journal, Sun, Sep 19, 2021
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Bulletin 284: How deep a ‘pit’ will the new administration dig at Los Alamos before stopping?, Sep 17, 2021
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Column: How deep a ‘pit’ will the new administration dig at Los Alamos before stopping?, Greg Mello, Aiken Standard, Sep 16, 2021
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Full-page ad rejected by the Santa Fe New Mexican, Sep 19, 2021
• Build strong communities, not plutonium bombs, EDDM postcard campaign, Sep 15, 2021
• Q-station on Central Ave in ABQ, photo by LASG, (see our Jul 28 letter on Q-station), Aug 26, 2021
• What will NNSA's plutonium pit production cost?,
Aug 24, 2021, (with accompanying spreadsheet below)
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Plutonium expenses based on FY22 Congressional Budget Request final, Aug 24, 2021
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Build strong communities, not plutonium bombs, LASG door hanger campaign, Aug 2021
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Door hanger campaign cover letter, Aug 26, 2021
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NNSA proposes new plutonium processing facility at LANL, Aug 11, 2021
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Background briefing for new volunteers, Jul 29, 2021
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Aerial Photos of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) & surrounding areas Apr & Jun 2021
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Bulletin 283 followup: Working links to photos; outreach orientation Thursday pm in Santa Fe, Jul 25, 2021
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Bulletin 283: Interesting new aerial photos of LANL Jul 23, 2021
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Bulletin 282: New billboard: "One bomb core: $50 million -- or 1,000 teachers. Choose." Jul 21, 2021
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Bulletin 281: LANL pit production: fifth failure in progress, Jul 16, 2021
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LANL Pit Production: Fifth Failure In Progress, Los Alamos Reporter, Jul 15, 2021
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Los Alamos lab: Plutonium is good for you, Mello, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15, 2021
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Letter to some congressional staff re: ongoing failure of pit plans at LANL, Jul 8, 2021
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Faking it: the Biden administration's foreign & nuclear weapons policies. What Can Be Done?, presentation, Jul 1, 2021
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Scoping comments on the proposed EA for the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project (EPCU) at LANL and the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), May 21, 2021
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Slides from public discussion, "What you can do," Apr 29, 2021
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Letter to Santa Fe City Council re: Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC), Mar 29, 2021
• "Biophilia vs. the Capitalist Death Cult," or "St. Francis vs. Plutopia," Mello, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 21, 2021
• Surplus Plutonium Disposition Program Environmental Impact Statement (SPDP-EIS) comments, Feb 18, 2021
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Bulletin 280: Human survival, and nuclear disarmament, require revolutionary change , Jan 25, 2021
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Bulletin 279: Thank you; no Capitol demonstration 1/19/21 obviously; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; more , Jan 17, 2021
Press Releases
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Join the Los Alamos Study Group on Friday, Nov. 5th, east side of State Capitol, 12:00 to 5:00 pm for a demonstration, plenary workshops, and dialogue; Reclaim resources, build resilient communities -- not plutonium bombs, press release, Nov 2, 2021
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NNSA approves plutonium warhead core ("pit") factory in South Carolina, press backgrounder, Jun 29, 2021
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Administration budget for warhead cores ("pits") jumps again, as Biden team struggles with Trump's rushed "double-factory" plan, press release, Jun 1, 2021
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Los Alamos National Lab seeks up to 100,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space somewhere within 50 miles, press release, May 6, 2021
• NNSA announces huge cost increase for mysterious LANL plutonium warhead project, press release, Apr 28, 2021
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Third power line proposed for Los Alamos; environmental assessment process starting, press release, Apr 19, 2021
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Second billboard opposing nuclear bomb factory near Santa Fe installed, press release, Mar 15, 2021
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LANL leases second office complex in Santa Fe as nuclear weapons growth pushes admin staff off "The Hill", press release, Mar 8, 2021
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LANL releases 2021 "Site Sustainability Plan" for "rapidly changing and growing mission", press release, Feb 24, 2021
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Los Alamos nuclear weapons lab to open offices in Santa Fe; Shift in identity, values feared for "Royal City of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis", press release, Feb 10, 2021
• New billboard raises awareness of multibillion-dollar plutonium bomb factory under construction near Santa Fe -- meanwhile -- Santa Fe County Commission tacitly endorses expanded LANL plutonium bomb production, press release, Feb 3, 2021
News Media
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New Mexico tribes concerned about plan to power nuclear lab, Associated Press, Dec 29, 2021
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Some LANL plutonium stored in vulnerable containers, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 22, 2021
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Bill with cleanup funds for LANL, Cannon and Holloman bases heads to president, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 16, 2021
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Mason: LANL gearing up to produce nuclear triggers, Santa Fe New Mexican, Dec 2, 2021
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LANL's improperly stored nuclear safes raise larger concerns, Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov 1, 2021
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Unforeseen disruptions to Los Alamos pit production would jeopardize new warhead, warns NNSA boss, Aiken Standard, Sep 18, 2021
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Letter from NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby to Congresswoman Liz Cheney, Aug 25, 2021
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MOX failed. But plutonium pit production is different, argues NNSA exec, Aiken Standard, Aug 21, 2021
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Radioactive water spill prompts investigation at Los Alamos lab, Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug 16, 2021
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NNSA moving on new facility to dispose of plutonium - greens, Energy Daily, Aug 12, 2021
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Los Alamos can meet its pit production milestones, officials believe. SRS can’t, Aiken Standard, Aug 5, 2021
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Energy Department: Cap rather than clean up Los Alamos lab waste site, (with comment by Greg Mello), Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 31, 2021
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Earthquake shakes small Northern N.M. town, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 12, 2021
• Plutonium pit production in SC might happen in 2035. The target was 2030, Aiken Standard, Jun 12, 2021
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Billions of dollars and late? Biden’s budget highlights potential SRS pit problems, Aiken Standard, Jun 4, 2021
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Biden proposes $1 billion for nuclear weapons work, Santa Fe New Mexican, May 28, 2021
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LANL returns to Santa Fe just as pit production is approved, Albuquerque Journal, May 2, 2021
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Disbelief haunts NNSA’s early approval of Los Alamos pit production project, Aiken Standard, Apr 30, 2021
• US pushes ahead with nuclear plans despite watchdog concerns, Associated Press, Apr 29, 2021
• SRS pit production pitch not nixed by decision to move forward at Los Alamos National Lab, Aiken Standard, Apr 28, 2021
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Los Alamos lab power line to stretch through national forest, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 20, 2021
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US lab looks to boost power supply ahead of nuclear mission, Associated Press, Apr 20, 2021
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Public input begins for new LANL power line, Albuquerque Journal, Apr 19, 2021
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Sparks flying from nuclear waste barrel prompt investigation, Santa Fe New Mexican, Apr 2, 2021
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Santa Fe City Council To Consider Adopting Amended Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities JPA Today, Los Alamos Reporter, Mar 31, 2021
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New Mexico demands more of US when addressing nuclear waste, Associated Press, Mar 14, 2021
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Nuclear weapon facilities to expand in New Mexico, Pressenza, Mar 9, 2021
• The long-term problem of “peaceful” plutonium, Robert Alvarez, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Mar 8, 2021
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Can the Energy Department store 50 tons of weapons-grade plutonium for 10,000 years?, Robert Alvarez, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Mar 8, 2021
• US nuclear lab to relocate hundreds of workers in New Mexico, Associated Press, Mar 8, 2021
• LANL to bring 500 to work in Santa Fe, Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 8, 2021
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LANL signs two more leases in Santa Fe, Albuquerque Journal North, Mar 8, 2021
• Design plans for pit production, MOX conversion submitted to Energy Department, Aiken Standard, Mar 8, 2021
• Review of pit production, other nuke projects on new deputy defense secretary’s radar, Aiken Standard, Feb 10, 2021
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Signs Lease On Santa Fe Office, Los Alamos Reporter, Feb 10, 2021
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LANL signs lease for downtown Santa Fe office, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 10, 2021
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Report: LANL not managing forests to prevent wildfires, Santa Fe New Mexican, Feb 9, 2021
• US, Russia Can Seek Missile Defense INF Limits After New START Deal - Arms, UrduPoint, Feb 6, 2021
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Citizen Groups To Celebrate Treaty On Prohibition Of Nuclear Weapons Friday In Los Alamos And Santa Fe, Los Alamos Reporter, Jan 21, 2021
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LANL improves but still needs work, federal report says, Santa Fe New Mexican, Jan 18, 2021
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Under Trump, the nuclear weapons industry has boomed, Center for Public Integrity, Jan 21, 2021 (update)
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