First Strike

Where Will 12 New Destroyers at BIW Be Sent?

September 1, 2023 UNAC Editor U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget, War and Weapons

by Bruce Gagnon, published on Organizing Notes, August 29, 2023 In an article in the mid-coast Maine publication called the Forecaster (August 18) it was reported that Bath Iron Works (BIW) had just reached agreement with the Machinists Union Local S6 on a new contract. The union represents 4,250 of the shipyard’s 6,500 workers. The article concluded by reporting that[…]

Sleepwalking into a Nuclear Nightmare

November 30, 2021 UNAC Editor China, Nuclear Weapons, US Foreign Policy

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Consortium News, November 28, 2021 Every day there’s more propaganda banging the drums of war between nuclear-armed nations a little louder. Western media are churning out reports about Russia preparing to invade Ukraine any minute now and China preparing to invade Taiwan any minute now, saying the response to each is obviously to move a lot[…]