[2] Set up as a nonprofit, members of the magazine's board of directors included Hodding Carter III, Adam Hochschild, Anne Mollegen Smith, and Thomas Powers.

[3][4] In a United Press International article about the magazine's launch, Nuclear Times claimed to be "the first of its kind, devoted exclusively to reporting on the grass-roots disarmament movement."

"[3] The magazine's first issue "include[d] a report on the status of nuclear freeze referendums, an opinion column, an essay on 'Bringing the Bomb Home', and a calendar of upcoming anti-nuclear activities throughout the country.

[9] The magazine suspended publication in August 1989, essentially put out of business by the peace movement's own success — the relaxing of tensions in the Cold War.

[11] In a review, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists wrote, "The book ... is very useful for students of social movement strategy and communication, and it is a handy, accessible resource for organizers working for common security.