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172. Sister Megan Rice: The School of the Americas and the Nun Who Broke into a Nuclear Facility

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At 82 years old, Sister Megan Rice managed to break into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S. and wanted to show everyone just how dangerous nuclear weapons really are. Her whole life was dedicated to activism and faith-driven resistance. She believed that sitting in silence when there's injustice just isn’t an option. We also have to dig into the history of the School of the Americas (currently known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation - WHINSEC), which isn’t exactly known for its stellar reputation. This is a story about a nun who stood up against some of the most powerful institutions in the world all because of her passion for peace.
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Intro and Outro by Jahred Gomes: https://www.instagram.com/jahredgomes_official
Resources:
  • https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-walli-2/
  • https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/14-5221/14-5221-2015-05-08.html
  • https://soaw.org/
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  • https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm
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  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/nun-jailed-break-in-nuclear-plant
  • https://www.npr.org/2015/02/05/383839649/supporters-say-imprisioned-nun-is-being-held-in-unfair-conditions
  • https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/13/406252639/imprisoned-nuclear-activist-nun-granted-victory-on-appeal
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/science/sister-megan-rice-anti-nuclear-weapons-activist-freed-from-prison.html
  • https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/january-2019/an-interview-with-sister-megan-rice/
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/megan-rice-dead/2021/10/11/f11ef0d0-28cc-11ec-9de8-156fed3e81bf_story.html
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  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/952311819
  • https://www.nukeresister.org/2021/10/27/nuclear-disarmament-activist-sr-megan-rice-dies-at-age-91/#more-9611
  • https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/11/03/sister-megan-rice-peace-activist-241727
  • https://broadview.org/nuns-plowshares-protesters/
  • https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/27/2021-obituary-megan-rice-520597
  • https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-01/sister-megan-and-the-transform-plowshares-now-trio.html

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At 82 years old, Sister Megan Rice managed to break into one of the most secure nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S. and wanted to show everyone just how dangerous nuclear weapons really are. Her whole life was dedicated to activism and faith-driven resistance. She believed that sitting in silence when there's injustice just isn’t an option. We also have to dig into the history of the School of the Americas (currently known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation - WHINSEC), which isn’t exactly known for its stellar reputation. This is a story about a nun who stood up against some of the most powerful institutions in the world all because of her passion for peace.
Connect with Paige:

Intro and Outro by Jahred Gomes: https://www.instagram.com/jahredgomes_official
Resources:
  • https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-walli-2/
  • https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca6/14-5221/14-5221-2015-05-08.html
  • https://soaw.org/
  • https://soaw.org/soa-watch-then-and-now
  • https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm
  • https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/soa.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Hemisphere_Institute_for_Security_Cooperation
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/858965277
  • https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81917&page=1
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/444208893
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/691798720
  • https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/courts/2012/08/13/y-12-activists-indicted-plead/49450188007/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/667695164
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/676637414
  • https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2012/09/12/nun-praised-at-d-c/49412977007/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/1137096930
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133672477
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/1138147018
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/777634358
  • https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/20993-sending-a-nun-to-prison-to-die
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/3-peace-activists-sentenced-for-breaking-into-nuclear-site/2014/02/18/13a6bb7a-9815-11e3-afce-3e7c922ef31e_story.html
  • https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/02/19/279460519/nun-who-broke-into-nuclear-complex-gets-35-month-jail-term
  • https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/19/nun-jailed-break-in-nuclear-plant
  • https://www.npr.org/2015/02/05/383839649/supporters-say-imprisioned-nun-is-being-held-in-unfair-conditions
  • https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/05/13/406252639/imprisoned-nuclear-activist-nun-granted-victory-on-appeal
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/27/science/sister-megan-rice-anti-nuclear-weapons-activist-freed-from-prison.html
  • https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/january-2019/an-interview-with-sister-megan-rice/
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/megan-rice-dead/2021/10/11/f11ef0d0-28cc-11ec-9de8-156fed3e81bf_story.html
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773352005/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773412195
  • https://www.franciscanmedia.org/news-commentary/sister-megan-rice-who-crusaded-against-nuclear-weapons-dies-at-91
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773801881/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773774428
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773759829/
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773774400
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/773736313
  • https://www.npr.org/2021/10/17/1046925342/megan-rice-peace-activist-nun-imprisoned-for-nuclear-site-break-in-dies-at-91
  • https://www.newspapers.com/image/952311819
  • https://www.nukeresister.org/2021/10/27/nuclear-disarmament-activist-sr-megan-rice-dies-at-age-91/#more-9611
  • https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/11/03/sister-megan-rice-peace-activist-241727
  • https://broadview.org/nuns-plowshares-protesters/
  • https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/27/2021-obituary-megan-rice-520597
  • https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2023-01/sister-megan-and-the-transform-plowshares-now-trio.html

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