Peace & Justice Conversations: Nuclear Weapons & Your Tax Dollars

Every year on tax day, our country funds its national priorities and budget. According to Jim Wallis of Sojourners Magazine “budgets are moral documents.“ Where do nuclear weapons fit in our priorities? Now in its 38th year, the Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Project presents a comprehensive calculation of the total nuclear expenditures by our communities. Dr. Dodge will present an overview of this year‘s project.

Bob Dodge retired from 45 years of family practice in Ventura, California on December 31. He has been active in nuclear abolition work for over 45 years. This is the 38th year of his "Nuclear Weapons Community Cost Project."  He has served on the national board of PSR and currently is the co-chairman of the Committee to Abolish Nuclear weapons.  He is also the immediate past president of PSR LA where he continues on the board and he is active in Back from the Brink serving on the organizational and operations committee.  He considers this work a natural extension of his medical practice as a “prescription for survival”.  Most importantly what motivates him is being a husband, father and grandfather of two.