Kevin Martin has served as Executive Director of Peace Action since September 4, 2001. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Christian Science Monitor,The Progressive, Z magazine and many other publications. He has appeared on CNN, National Public Radio, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC-TV and radio, and many other local, national and international radio and television outlets. In addition to traveling and speaking on Peace Action’s behalf all around the United States, Kevin has represented Peace Action on international delegations to Japan, Russia and China. Peace Action is the country’s largest peace and disarmament organization with 100,000 members nationwide.

Blog Entries by Kevin Martin

North Korea, Iran, and the Demise of Nuclear Deterrence

16 Comments | Posted June 26, 2009 | 02:43 PM (EST)


When South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited Washington for a summit with President Barack Obama on June 16th, the United States reaffirmed its "commitment of extended deterrence" to Seoul, "including the U.S. nuclear umbrella." In response, on June 25th, the 59th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, North...

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