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Joseph Cirincione is President of Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation. He is the author of Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats. He is a member of Secretary of State John Kerry's International Security Advisory Board and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Iran Agrees to IAEA Inspections of Qom Facility
Iran Agrees to Send Enriched Uranium to Russia - New York Times [link] Read more »
Posted on October 2, 2009
Nuclear Talks Commence Between Iran and P5 +1
Iran Meets U.S. and Allies for Nuclear Talks in Geneva - New York Times [link] Read more »
Posted on October 1, 2009
Iran's Clandestine Nuclear Facilities: What We Know and What We Don't
Why Iran's Qom Plant Could Be Just the Tip of the Iceberg - James Acton and Nima Gerami in Foreign Policy [link] Read more »
Posted on September 29, 2009
Obama's Bold Gambit & The Next Steps with Iran
Stories we're following today: Obama the Gambler - Fareed Zakaria in the Washington Post [link] Read more »
Posted on September 28, 2009
Outmaneuvering Iran
Obama knew all along that Iran had a secret uranium factory. He may be more of a master strategist than his foes--and even his friends--have realized. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on September 25, 2009
Nuclear Weapons, Iran
Obama's Nuclear Victory
Our most popular president in decades is using his rock-star status to push his anti-nuclear weapons agenda—and got the unanimous backing of the Security Council on Thursday. Joseph Cirincione on Obama’s popularity with purpose. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on September 25, 2009
Nuclear Weapons, United States
Obama: "Iran is Breaking Rules that All Nations Must Follow"
Leaders Warn Iran Over Nuclear Site - New York Times [link] Read more »
Posted on September 25, 2009
Building a World Without Nukes
“Any jackass can kick down a barn," former US speaker of the House Sam Rayburn used to say. "It takes a carpenter to build one." Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on September 24, 2009
Nuclear Weapons, United States
Security Council Unanimously Adopts Arms Control Measure
Security Council Approves Arms Control Measure – NPR [link] Read more »
Posted on September 24, 2009
Presidential Leadership: "The Future Does Not Belong to Fear"
By Joe Cirincione Obama gave a tough presidential speech at the United Nations today - strong on American commitments but also strong on the responsibility of other nations to act for "our common future." He told the world that America wanted a world without nuclear weapons. He told America that this path would make us safer and stronger. He told his own officials that he expected them to deliver on his promise. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on September 23, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Policy, Other