Intelligence

Former CIA Officer Valerie Plame Wilson: "This is an issue of national security"

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August 27, 2010

"We can no longer continue in this doctrine that we have used for many decades," said former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson at the premier of Countdown to Zero in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  "The world has changed profoundly and fundamentally."  Read more >>

Countdown to Zero Screened for Intelligence Community

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August 13, 2010

Last month, the CIA and the National Counterterrorism Center co-hosted a screening of Countdown to Zero.  Countdown to Zero is a powerful new documentary about the nuclear threat and the solution: zero nuclear weapons. Read more >>

How Iran Can Build a Bomb

By Joseph Cirincione and Elise Connor

Today, U.S. President Barack Obama signs into law the next round of unilateral sanctions taking aim at Iran's energy sector. With this bill, Washington is seeking to stem what many view as Tehran's imminent nuclear future. But how imminent is that future, exactly? Read more >>

Magnolia Pictures Releases Countdown to Zero Press Kit

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June 9, 2010

Magnolia Pictures recently released the press kit for Countdown to Zero, a stunning new documentary about the threat that nuclear weapons pose to all of us. Read more >>

Obama appoints Ploughshares board member Chuck Hagel to intelligence board

President Obama and Ploughshares Board Member Chuck Hagel

President Barack Obama has tapped Ploughshares Fund board member Chuck Hagel to co-chair  the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. Historically, the intelligence panel has conducted investigations into intelligence breaches and failures, including on possible civil liberties violations, while also offering advice on how intelligence agencies could be improved and consolidated. Read more >>

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