in 1980 rush, with seven others, daniel berrigan, phillip berrigan, carl kabat, elmer mass, anne montgomery, john schuchardt and dean hammer entered a plant that manufactured delivery systems for hydrogen bombs in king of prussia, pa. the protesters the pounded on cone of an intercontinental ballistic missile (icbm) to protest the nuclear arms race. rush and the other seven were arrested. rush was in jail for 11 weeks jail until two pittsburgh religious orders. the sisters of mercy and the sister of st. joseph, provided security for her bail.