4 Summary of Session 1

In this session, you have explored some of the reasons why individuals may choose to oppose nuclear weapons. The horrors of nuclear war, as witnessed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, are central to motivating anti-nuclear activism. The impact of nuclear weapons development and testing, which has disproportionately affected marginalised and indigenous communities, is a further factor. Finally, you learned about the economic costs of nuclear weapons, and how this is a further argument against them.

Having learned why individuals might choose to oppose nuclear weapons, you’ll now move on to the next session, where you’ll explore what types of action anti-nuclear activists have taken.

You can now go to Session 2.