Dr Becky Alexis-Martin researched and teaches across Peace and International Development at the University of Bradford. They are a pacifist academic. Their work explores nuclear warfare, social justice, humanitarian and environmental issues, and human rights. They have authored more than sixty-five news articles, book chapters, and peer-reviewed articles. Their first book, “Disarming Doomsday: The Human Impact of Nuclear Weapons Since Hiroshima”, critically considers the social, cultural, and spatial inequalities and harms perpetuated by nuclear warfare and was the recipient of the 2020 L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize.