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Aspen Security Forum
As President Obama has said, the prospect of nuclear terrorism is “the single biggest threat to U.S. security, both short-term, medium-term and long-term.” How great is the threat of nuclear weapons’ falling into terrorists’ hands and what more can be done to prevent it? Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on August 9, 2011
Nuclear Terrorism, United States
Willing an End to Nuclear Weapons
Ann Krumboltz, Executive Director of the Brainerd Foundation in Seattle has a “big picture” perspective on what philanthropy can do – from achieving durable environmental protection to engaging civil society in addressing such issues.   She believes that “as a ‘boomer’ growing up in the nuclear age, it’s hard to imagine a better legacy than sustaining Ploughshares Fund’s inspired and groundbreaking approaches to ending nuclear weapons and conflict that could lead to their use.” Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 26, 2011
United States
Now's the Time to Realign NATO
Just weeks after outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates painted a grim picture of NATO’s future, experts weighed in with their own prescriptions for the alliance's nuclear future. Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 25, 2011
Europe, Nuclear States, Cooperative Threat Reduction, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Nuclear Weapons
Fukushima “Aftershocks” Continue
Japan’s victory in the women’s World Cup championship owned the headlines earlier this week.  The news provided some much needed morale-building four months after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami devastated much of the nation. Read more »
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 22, 2011
Japan, fukushima, Health and Environmental Effects, Nuclear Power, TEPCO, Other
Want to know about North Korea? Don’t ask the CIA, ask the AP
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Posted by Ploughshares Fund on July 15, 2011
North Korea, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Korean Peninsula
Remembering Edie Wilkie
The Ploughshares Fund family has lost a dear friend and source of uncommon wisdom, knowledge and leadership. Edith B. Wilkie died peacefully March 31, 2011, surrounded by friends and family. Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on April 1, 2011
The Ed Show
Joe joins Ed Schultz on MSNBC to discuss the Obama administration's policy towards Iran. Watch the full interview below or at MSNBC. Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on January 18, 2011
Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy, Intelligence, Iran, Stuxnet, United States
Ploughshares Fund Annual Report 2010
Two years ago, we told you that this was our moment to transform nuclear weapons policy and make the world safer. We seized the opportunity and got to work. Ploughshares Fund has been at the forefront of the nuclear policy fight - providing the leadership and investment necessary to build momentum behind America’s new nuclear security agenda. Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on January 14, 2011
Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Nuclear Policy, Conflict & Regional Security
More than 30 Organizations Urge Senate Leadership to "Approve New START Now"
Leaders of key organizations working to sustain the momentum for approval of New START wrote a letter to Senate Democratic yesterday demanding that the Senate immediately turn its attention to ratifying the treaty.  These organizations, representing millions of Americans, demonstrate the large, diverse, bipartisan coalition of national security, religious, scientific, and environmental organizations that support prompt ratification of New START. Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on December 9, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States
World Affairs Council of Northern California
 Joe gives a speech on "The Iranian Threat and the Washington Divide" at the World Affairs Council of Northern California.  In the presentation, Joe will explore the status and prospects of Iran’s nuclear program as well as the debate in Washington about how to deal with it. For more information or to get tickets, please visit the World Affairs Council website. Read more »
Posted by Ploughshares Fund on November 29, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States