A 48-year-old British antinuclear activist proved that direct action by citizens can contribute to global disarmament and even prevent potential mass murder when, in a landmark ruling, she was acquitted for vandalizing a British warplane and a nuclear submarine research facility.
"Governments have been saying they will disarm for many decades, but they are not going to do it. Therefore, people have got to start doing it," Angela Zelter said in a recent interview in Tokyo.
She is currently visiting Japan to give a nationwide series of lectures to raise awareness of nuclear disarmament issues.