LANL braces for protests in bomb anniversary

From the Santa Fe New Mexican - Several groups of activists will gather around Los Alamos National Laboratory over the next few days to commemorate the anniversary Monday, Aug. 6, of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. The lab warned employees this week to be ready for two days of demonstrations. Past protests have included marches and largely ritualistic acts of civil disobedience, but laboratory officials anticipate something more this year. Lab employees were instructed “to remain calm, drive safely and follow all official directives regarding detours or access to the lab,” and not to “engage in confrontations with the demonstrators.” Read more

LANL braces for protests in bomb anniversary