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Megan Rice | |
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.jpg) Rice in August 2008 | |
| Born | Megan Gillespie Rice January 31, 1930 |
| Died | October 10, 2021 (aged 91) Rosemont, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Fordham University Villanova University (BS) Boston College (MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Nun, activist |
| Known for | Illegally entering in 2012 at Y-12 National Nuclear Weapons Complex Y-12 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Megan Gillespie Rice S.H.C.J. (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) (January 31, 1930 – October 10, 2021)[1] was an American nuclear disarmament activist, Catholic nun, and former missionary.[2] She was notable for illegally entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at the age of 82, with two fellow activists of the Transform Now Plowshares group.[3] The action was a nuclear disarmament protest referred to as "the biggest security breach in the history of the nation's atomic complex."[2][4]
Rice was sentenced to almost three years in prison. In May 2015, the conviction for sabotage was vacated by a federal appeals court. The appeals court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove that Rice and the two others had the intention of causing injury to the national defense system.[5][6] The lesser charge of injuring government property was upheld by the court but Rice was released within a week as the two years she had already served would be more than the re-sentencing for the upheld conviction.[6][4][7]
- ^ Risen, Clay (October 17, 2021). "Sister Megan Rice, Fierce Critic of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, Dies at 91". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ a b William J. Broad, "Behind Nuclear Breach, a Nun's Bold Fervor" Archived March 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, August 11, 2012.
- ^ Wittner, Lawrence S. (May 12, 2009). Confronting the bomb : a short history of the world nuclear disarmament movement. Stanford, Calif. ISBN 9780804771245. OCLC 469186910.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "Megan Rice: How Did An 82-Year-Old Nun Get Past A Nuclear Facility's Security?". www.huffpost.com. September 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Democracy Now!". Democracy Now!. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sabotage conviction overturned for nun, activists". The Tennessean. May 8, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
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