Cities, communities, towns and states across the U.S. have been uniquely shaped by legacies of nuclear testing, development, research, and policy.

Nuclear weapons are an international security concern. But federal governments aren’t the only ones driving the movement towards nuclear disarmament. Cities, communities, towns and states across the U.S. have been uniquely shaped by legacies of nuclear testing, development, research, and policy. In response to these “nuclear legacies,” local governments and communities are finding ways to participate in nuclear disarmament discussions, shifting them from abstract to concrete, from hypothetical to actual. This website maps examples of how localities across the U.S. are engaging with and responding to nuclear legacies. By elevating nuclear justice issues focused on recognizing, remembering, and repairing past and ongoing harms from nuclear weapons development, this website seeks to broaden nuclear policy discussions to include local efforts, concerns, and experiences.