Downwinders advocate Tina Cordova calls for nuclear disarmament in United Nations speech

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 355

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Tina Cordova, founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Monday in hopes of convincing global leaders to stop nuclear weapons tests like the one that sickened generations of her family in New Mexico.

The United Nations commemorated the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which is Aug. 31, with a series of speeches decrying the human and environmental impacts of nuclear weapons testing.

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