This weekend saw an encouraging resurgence of the word 'negotiations' in the conversation around Iran's nuclear program. After several weeks where talk of military conflict has dominated the discussion, it is a welcome change. Read more »
by Joe Cirincione and Alexandra Bell of the Ploughshares Fund
A coalition of citizens groups and progressive House Members just saved the American taxpayers a whole lot of money. They eliminated from the stimulus bill $1 billion dollars for nuclear weapons work the Senate had stuffed in. Read more »
At the annual meeting for American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Chicago, Illinois, Joe Cirincione spoke on a panel titled "The Science of Arms Control" about the new nuclear policy direction of the Obama Administration. Read more »
In a discussion with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, Joe Cirincione commented on the possible pick of Gary Samore to the congressionally mandated position of Coordinator for the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism, or WMD Czar. Read the transcript or watch the video. Read more »
The Boston Globe featured Joe Cirincione's latest piece, an op-ed called "Need Cash? Cut the Nuclear Weapons Budget." The op-ed illustrates the way in which President-Elect Obama can cut the vastly bloated nuclear weapons and missile defense budgets, while actually making the U.S. safer. Read more »
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