Monthly Archive for April, 2026

Nine activists arrested at Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant

Posted on April 29, 2026

Al Zook, 90, crossed the line at the Kansas City nuclear weapons parts plant. Photo by Tom Fox.

from PeaceWorks Kansas City

Peace whirlwind

by Henry M. Stoever

Arriving at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) at 5:30 a.m. on April 27 went as planned for the Midwest Catholic Workers Retreat and Resistance. But nothing between our arrival and the receipt of tickets by nine line-crossers was ordinary. We showed signs and banners opposing nuclear weapons—parts for such weapons are made at the KCNSC, under the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Shortly after our arrival, the wind and rain picked up. Then the tornado warning sirens began. Patrick Kelly, a security guard at Honeywell, which operates this NNSA plant, advised me to take cover. I asked our fellow resisters and supporters to go back to their cars and sit tight.

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No War on Iran: Veterans and military family members arrested at the Capitol

Posted on April 21, 2026

from Center on Conscience and War

At noon on Monday, April 20, our Executive Director Mike Prysner and CCW client Tyler Romero were arrested alongside over 60 veterans and military family members, some with loved ones deployed to the Middle East, in a civil disobedience action at the Cannon Rotunda on Capitol Hill demanding “No War on Iran”.

Prysner spent 4 years in the Army and served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Romero spent 7 years in the Navy as a corpsman, and worked with CCW to file as a Conscientious Objector in 2025. 

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Man disarms U.S. warplane at Shannon Airport

Posted on April 15, 2026
[Update: Daithí O’Corrain was released on bail at the end of April.]
Mid-morning on April 11, 47-year-old Daithí O’Corrain entered an unauthorized area of Ireland’s Shannon Airport, climbed up on the wing of a U.S. military plane and began to disarm the aircraft by hitting the wing and fuselage with a hand tool, reportedly a hatchet. 
The U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane was parked on a remote taxiway. Airport police officers, gardai (Irish police), the airport’s fire and rescue service and members of the defense forces on duty at the airport quickly responded to the incident, and the airport suspended operations for under 30 minutes.

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Five arrested at New Mexico drone base

Posted on April 9, 2026
On Wednesday, April 8, 15 activists with Shut Down Drone Warfare blocked the entry road to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, holding two banners reading “Refuse Illegal Orders” and “Drone Pilots Refuse to Fly!”. They were protesting the U.S. war on Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza genocide. After about 15 minutes, when officers approached to arrest them, some of the activists laid down on the roadway. Toby Blome refused to get up when asked to and was carried away. Dylan Davis and Jonah Holguim stood up when asked and were accompanied off the road. 
While the traffic was halted, Nick Mottern and Matt Dodson walked along the stopped cars offering flyers that explained the reasons for the action and opposition to the drone killing program. Although they were not on base property, they were also subsequently arrested. 

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Good Friday arrests at Lockheed Martin

Posted on April 7, 2026

On Good Friday, April 3, about 200 people gathered at Lockheed Martin in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Over two dozen people were arrested while praying in the road leading into the weapons manufacturer’s facility.

from Shane Claiborne:

Yesterday, a couple hundred of us gathered outside the world’s largest weapons contractor, Lockheed Martin. On Good Friday, when Christians around the world remember the suffering and death of Jesus, we also remembered the victims of violence today. We read the names of the children killed in Iran, in Gaza, in detention centers and on the border. It was a holy, powerful day. And over two dozen of us were arrested as we prayed and read the names of the victims. More details coming soon… thanks to all who participated. May we continue to stand on the side of love, no matter what the consequences.

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Activists shut down two entrances to RAF Lakenheath, 14 arrested

Posted on April 7, 2026

Lakenheath Alliance for Peace photo

from Lakenheath Alliance for Peace

Early in the morning of April 7, peace protestors in England used heavy-duty locks to attach themselves to a large multi-coloured peace symbol, a car and each other, completely blocking the main gates of RAF Lakenheath for six hours. A second gate into RAF Lakenheath was also shut down by peace campaigners for four hours.

Fourteen people were arrested.

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Two arrested during blockade of U.K.’s Lakenheath war base

Posted on April 6, 2026

Lakenheath Alliance for Peace photo

from Lakenheath Alliance for Peace

The main gates of Lakenheath airbase in Suffolk, England were shut down for three hours on April 4 and two people arrested. Hundreds of protestors from around the country took action against the U.K.’s involvement in illegal wars and the return of nuclear weapons to the base. 

Speaking at the time of her arrest about the war on Iran, one of the peace campaigners said: “Over 600 schools and over 300 medical facilities have been targeted. I cannot do anything but take action against this illegal war”.

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Five arrested at Nevada nuclear test site

Posted on April 6, 2026

photo by Hideko Otake

from a report by John Amidon

On April 3, Good Friday, at the conclusion of the Sacred Peace Walk, five activists crossed the boundary line leading into the Nevada nuclear test site in Mercury. Despite having the permission of the Western Shoshone nation*, they were arrested and charged with trespass.
Prior to the action, a moving Sunrise Ceremony held nearby was led by Western Shoshone spiritual person Johnnie Bobb with Jeremiah Jones assisting. As a beautiful full moon set in the West, the warming sun rose in the East, bringing forth a new day filled with light and hope as the Sacred Peace Walkers prayed and danced as they listened to Johnnie and Jeremiah’s singing and chanting.

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Nine activists arrested at Creech Air Force Base

Posted on April 2, 2026

from Nevada Desert Experience

On April 1, nine members of the Nevada Desert Experience’s Sacred Peace Walk were arrested at Creech Air Force Base at approximately 7:20 a.m. Holding a banner that read “Active Duty and National Guard: You have a duty to Refuse Illegal Orders”, they blocked the road leading into the base to disrupt an illegal, immoral and murderous war. Reaper drones are already engaged in combat by remote control from drone bases in the U.S.         

All nine were arrested, given a citation and released within an hour. The first court dates are scheduled on June 30. 

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