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beyond nuclear fear.
We are a hub where thought leaders, innovators, campaigners, and activists convene and take action to move us closer to a world free from nuclear threats.
Ploughshares is a relentless force committed to eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons. As the largest foundation singularly focused on reducing this danger, we grow and amplify the impact of the most effective advocates and organizations in the world through critical funding and trusted field building support.
Nuclear war affects everyone. We raise much-needed awareness to the perils of nuclear weapons development, testing, and use.
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Atomic Alchemy Issue #3: Prepare, For We Are In a Battle Over Building Dreams of a Better Tomorrow
In the penultimate issue of the Atomic Alchemy zine series, Jasmine Owens explores the weaponization of our fear as fuel for nuclear necropolitical status quo, and the power of radical imagination in the struggle for liberation. Atomic Alchemy Zine #3: “Prepare, For We Are In a Battle Over Building Dreams of a Better Tomorrow” Author…
80 Years Later: Honor the Memory, End the Threat
August 6 and 9 respectively mark 80 years since the US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 200,000 people and unleashing generations of suffering. An estimated 38,000 children died in the attacks, many from the immediate impact of the bombs, others from the long-term health effects of radiation. In a moving testament…
Dr. Emma Belcher at Nobel Laureate Assembly: Communicating Nuclear Risk – VIDEO
On July 16, Ploughshares President Dr. Emma Belcher spoke on a panel alongside W.J. Hennigan of The New York Times and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, moderated by Outrider Foundation President & CEO Robert K. Elder. The panel was part of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War in Chicago, IL, coinciding with…
NukeTalk Podcast
The most recent season of NukeTalk is The Nuclear Ballot: How the US Election Shapes Nuclear Policy. NukeTalk is currently on hiatus.
9 countries in the world possess nuclear weapons.
Of the approximately 12,121 weapons that exist today, the United States and Russia have a combined total of 10,624, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal.
