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Cutlines Right before his Feb. 23 trial, Henry Stoever says he is a conscientious resister to all wars.—Photos by Jim Hannah

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

Judge gives Henry Stoever 2 years of probation, plus fees

Henry Stoever went to trial Feb. 23 after crossing the property line at the local nuclear weapons plant. After the trial, Henry said, “Officials have blinders on to what this plant is doing to the poor and to the Earth.”

Courtroom, from left: Prosecutor Jesse Sendejas questions Lt. Michael Clark, standing at the podium; Judge Ardie A. Bland presides; and defendants listen (from left)—Brother Louis Rodemann, Jim Hannah, Tom Mountenay, Brian Terrell.—Sketch by Pat Marrin

February 20, 2022February 22, 2022 PeaceWorks KC Nuclear weapons

Judge tells nuke resisters, ‘Continue to fight for what you believe is right’

The four defendants at the Feb. 18 trial were voluntarily arrested for trespassing May 31, 2021, at the National Security Campus, operated by Honeywell for the National Nuclear Security Administration. As one of the defendants stated the day of the trial, “Why are we on trial and not those who make these weapons?”