Vicki Elson

Vicki Elson is a co-founder of NuclearBan.US. She holds a master's degree in anthropology and has had a long career in childbirth education. She shifted her focus to promoting the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the US when it was adopted by 122 countries in 2017. She is also a freelance journalist and a songwriter.

Inside the Doomsday Machine: The 2023 Deterrence Summit – Part 3

Part I: Articles of Faith Part II: Follow the Money Part III: The Nuclear Ban Treaty What does the nuclear weapons industry talk about when they’re together? I spent three days with 530 government officials, politicians, and corporate contractors in…

Inside the Doomsday Machine: The 2023 Deterrence Summit – Part 2

What does the nuclear weapons industry talk about when they’re together? I spent three days with 530 government officials, politicians, and corporate contractors in a hotel basement to find out. Part I of this piece, “Articles of Faith,” described some…

Inside the Doomsday Machine: The 2023 Deterrence Summit – Part 1

What does the nuclear weapons industry talk about when they’re together? I spent three days with 530 government officials, politicians, and corporate contractors in a hotel basement to find out. The nutshell: They talk about “deterrence” as if there is…