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What the Volcano Can Teach Us About Nuclear War
(Co-authored by Ploughshares Fund's Alexandra Bell and Ben Loehrke, this post was written for the Kalashnikovs and Canapes, a blog by fellows of the Truman National Security Project on the ongoing struggle for world peace.) & Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on April 29, 2010
Europe, South Asia, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, United States
Vice President Biden Reaffirms America's Commitment to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World
Vice President Joe Biden delivered a speech today to a packed auditorium at the National Defense University, reiterating the President’s commitment to a nuclear security strategy that will protect Americans by providing our military with the tools it needs to combat today’s threats. Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on February 18, 2010
CTBT, Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation, U.S. Nuclear Policy, START, United States
BASIC brings Parliamentarians to Washington
Dr. David Liddington, British Conservative Party Member of Parliament and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister has some advice for the U.S. on the follow-on to START and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: “Get on with it.” Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on September 16, 2009
Europe, Nuclear Weapons, United States
Turkey’s Nuclear Crossroads
Turkey has quietly held NATO tactical nuclear weapons since the Cold War. Removing them will be a critical step towards a safer world. But it won’t be easy. On April 5, 2009, President Barack Obama made a speech in Prague outlining his intention to make nuclear disarmament, with the eventual goal of elimination, the organizing principle of U.S. nuclear policy. Now the task is to figure out the how to actually get to zero nuclear weapons. Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on August 26, 2009
Europe, Nuclear Weapons, United States
Turkey’s Nuclear Crossroads
Turkey has quietly held NATO tactical nuclear weapons since the Cold War. Removing them will be a critical step towards a safer world. But it won’t be easy. On April 5, 2009, President Barack Obama made a speech in Prague outlining his intention to make nuclear disarmament, with the eventual goal of elimination, the organizing principle of U.S. nuclear policy. Now the task is to figure out the how to actually get to zero nuclear weapons. Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on August 26, 2009
Europe, Nuclear Weapons, United States
Truman Goes To Turkey
I recently returned from a trip to Turkey organized by the Truman National Security Project in conjunction with the New York-based Turkish Cultural Center. I was one of eight of Truman’s National Security Fellows selected to participate in a series of meetings with political leaders, civil servants and businessmen. Read more »
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Posted by Alexandra Bell on August 13, 2009
Europe, Grantees, Middle East & Persian Gulf, Nuclear Weapons
Michael Douglas: No-nukes world would be good deal
Read the Associated Press coverage of the Ploughshares event at the Italian Embassy on Wednesday, May 20.  [Link]   Read more »
Posted by Alexandra Bell on May 21, 2009
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Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller's Opening Statement at the NPT Prepcom
Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller delivered opening remarks on behalf of the United States at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.  Gottemoeller reaffirmed U.S. commitments to negotiating a START follow-on and a global verifiable fissile material cut-off treaty, in addition to pursuing ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Read more »
Posted by Alexandra Bell on May 6, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States
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North Korean Regime Unlikely to Get Rid of Nuclear Arms, White House Official Says
Joe Cirincione was featured in Elaine Grossman's latest piece for the Global Security Newswire. The article covered the remarks made by Gary Samore, National Security Council Coordinator for Preventing the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction, at the WMDC event on May 1, 2009. Read more »
Posted by Alexandra Bell on May 4, 2009
North Korea, Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States
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The First 100 Days: Forum
The Atlantic has published a special report on President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office. Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione is featured in the Forum section discussing the foreign policy achievements of the new administration.   Read more »
Posted by Alexandra Bell on April 28, 2009
U.S. Foreign Policy, United States