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Summer Reading List: 2013
Summer. Time to think, time to go to the beach and time to catch up on some reading. This summer, staff at Ploughshares Fund is looking forward to several new foreign policy books, and squeezing in a couple novels that we’ve been meaning to read. Got some time coming up on a plane? We suggest you check out one of these. Read more »
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Posted by admin on June 3, 2013
Book Review, David Ignatius, Entertainment, Kevin Powers, Marc Eliot, Michael Douglas, Steve Pifer
Iran’s Election and the Nuclear Issue
  On the radar: Politics may change, nuclear issue might not; Sen. Alexander’s billion-dollar frustrations; Aligning nuclear strategy; and Using nukes to flatten forests.   Read more »
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Posted on June 3, 2013
Nuclear Budget Buster Faces Strong Criticism
The Obama administration is seeking money to upgrade a nuclear bomb it doesn’t need, to fight a war that no longer exists. The bomb is the B61, and it is a glowing example of Washington’s nuclear budget waste. Analysts expect the B61 nuclear bomb upgrade to cost $11.9 billion – with each bomb costing more than its weight in gold. Read more »
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Posted by admin on May 30, 2013
B61, LEP, Nuclear Budget, Sequestration, United States
Senator Blocking Cabinet Nominee Over Funds for Failing Plutonium Plant
  On the radar: Carolina pork holder; Gen. Kehler on Minot; Perspective on no first use; Nominations; New START by 2017; B-61 undermining/underpinning triad; and North Korean traffic cop gets state’s highest award.   Read more »
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Posted on May 10, 2013
Remembering Our Friend Kathryn W. Davis: 1907 - 2013
Ploughshares Fund has lost a friend, and the world has lost a champion for peace. Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a globetrotting philanthropist and intellect, passed away on April 23, at the age of 106. Read more »
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Posted by admin on April 24, 2013
Cherry Blossoms, Partners
Bomber Fleet to Get New Nuclear Cruise Missile
On the radar: Sanctions and behavior; New guided nuclear bomb; China’s posture paper; and Grading the nonproliferation regime.   Read more »
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Posted on April 22, 2013
Leave a Legacy of Peace
Do you ever wonder who supports Ploughshares Fund; who are your partners in building a more peaceful and secure world? We raise more than $4 million annually from people just like you—people committed to a world where the threat of nuclear weapons is a thing of the past. Today, we introduce you to one of our longtime supporters and Nuclear-Free Legacy Society members, Mr. Edward Rawson. Read more »
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Posted by admin on April 11, 2013
Nuclear-Free Legacy Society, Partners, Philanthropy
Holistic Approach to Nonproliferation
In honor of National Women’s History Month, each week Ploughshares Fund will be honoring the women who have been instrumental in advocating for nuclear nonproliferation and recognizing leaders in the field.  Since one month is not enough to speak on all the amazing women in nonproliferation, we present you with a Bonus Week! Guest Blogger Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center, was kind enough to share her thoughts on nonproliferation and the work being done at Stimson. Read more »
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Posted by admin on April 5, 2013
Grantees, nonproliferation, Ellen Laipson, National Women's History Month, Stimson Center
What Capabilities Does North Korea Have?
On the radar: Bluster and reality; Limited and untested missiles; Long-term strategy for Iran and Iranians; Tweaking the doomsday plan; Capping MOX; Other E. Asian nuclear threats; and Surviving radiation exposure.   Read more »
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Posted on April 5, 2013
Examining the North Korean Crisis
Since its most recent nuclear test on February 12, 2013, there has been a lot of attention to and activity around North Korea. The test – it’s third and most “successful” to date – elicited a predictable response in the passage of additional U.N. Security Council sanctions the. But the fact that the sanctions passed unanimously – with China’s consent – is significant, although it is still unclear if this marks a shift in Chinese policy toward North Korea. In short, the North’s latest behavior seems to have raised the game with respect to the stability and security in Northeast Asia. Read more »
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Posted by admin on April 2, 2013
China, North Korea, Joe Cirincione, Joel Rubin, Joel Wit, Paul Carroll, South Korea, U.N. Security Council, Video, United States