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Improving Nuclear Confidence Between India and Pakistan
The largely positive recent meeting between Pakistan and India’s foreign ministers marks an uptick in bilateral relations, but the two countries still have a long way to go. Read more »
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Posted by Rizwan Ladha on July 29, 2011
South Asia, Nuclear States, Conflict Prevention, India, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials, Pakistan, Conflict & Regional Security
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
Moving Toward Global Zero
The Right Honorable Sir Malcom Rifkind welcomed Global Zero Summit participants to London with the famous opening of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Read more »
Posted by Kelly Bronk on July 8, 2011
Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Zero
Defense Experts Outline Next Steps for U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security
The Sustainable Partnership with Russia Group, or SuPR Group, today launched a report with recommendations for the U.S. and Russia to continue working toward reductions in their nuclear stockpiles and to tackle top security challenges, including nuclear proliferation.  "American national security interests are best served by shedding the unnecessary weapons and concepts of the Cold War,” said Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshares Fund, a participant and supporter of the Group.  Read more »
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Posted by Sarah Beth Cross on May 4, 2011
Nuclear States, Missile Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Proliferation, U.S. Nuclear Policy, United States
Beware the Ides of April
While Americans are filing their taxes, North Koreans are throwing a party. Read more »
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Posted by Paul Carroll on April 15, 2011
North Korea, Nuclear States, Cooperative Threat Reduction, U.S. Foreign Policy
How We Dodged Libya's Nuclear Bullet
In a stunning trans-Atlantic announcement on December 19, 2003, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bush said Libya had agreed, after nine months of secret talks, to publicly disclose and dismantle all nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs; to limit its missiles to a range of less than 300 km; and to open the country immediately to comprehensive inspections to verify its compliance. Read more »
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Posted by Joe Cirincione on March 1, 2011
Middle East & Persian Gulf, Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Foreign Policy, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Proliferation, Nuclear Materials
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
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UK Delays Decision on Trident Nuclear Submarines "Until Around 2016"
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to cut military personnel and hardware in an effort to reconfigure a military that he called "overstretched, underequipped and ill-prepared" to meet the unconventional warfare challenges of the future. Read more »
Posted by Kelly Bronk on October 20, 2010
Europe, Nuclear States, Nuclear Weapons, Defense Budget, Military Strategy
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Cirincione at the Luxembourg Forum
In late September, distinguished experts in nuclear security, including Ploughshares' Joe Cirincione, met in Washington DC at the fourth annual meeting of The International Luxemburg Forum for Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe.  The threat of a nuclear Iran was a central point for discussion. Read more »
Posted by Reid Pauly on October 18, 2010
Nuclear States, Russia, Proliferation, Iran, United States
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Understanding Pakistan
Whether you are concerned with success in Afghanistan, preventing nuclear terrorism, or any other host of global security issues, the link between the stability of Pakistan and the security of the world is very clear. To better understand this region of the world the Council on Foreign Relations recently released “Crisis Guide: Pakistan” -- an interactive, beautifully edited, and authoritative analysis of the current state of affairs in South Asia. Read more »
Posted by Reid Pauly on October 13, 2010
South Asia, Nuclear States, Conflict Prevention, Nuclear Weapons, Proliferation