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Daily news on the issues we're following from the desk of Joe Cirincione.

Deadline to Sabotage Iran Deal Passes

The window to reimpose sanctions on Iran has closed. Congress chose not to act. Legislation to amend the nuclear agreement is at a standstill.
December 12, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall

Eyes On The Prize

As global fears of a nuclear conflict mount, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons
December 7, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall

New North Korean Missile a Serious Threat

The Hwasong-15 is North Korea’s largest ICBM yet. Its range spans the United States and our missile defense is ill-prepared.
December 5, 2017 - By Meghan McCall and Rose Blanchard

Olympic Truce, an Opportunity for Diplomacy

UN calls for an Olympic Truce for 2018 Games. Could this be an opening for dialogue?
November 30, 2017 - By Catherine Killough

Four Ideas for Preventing Nuclear War

The U.S. president has sole authority to launch nuclear weapons. Now that authority is being questioned, and for good reason.
November 28, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard and Meghan McCall

The Nuclear Joke's on Us

Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A general, a professor and a lawyer walk into a Senate hearing on nuclear command and control...
November 21, 2017 - By Joe Cirincione

This Giving Tuesday, Take a Stand Against Nuclear Weapons

Yesterday Ploughshares Fund’s junior staff took over @Cirincione’s twitter account for a good cause. Help us find 100 people under 35 to take a stand against nuclear weapons and make a donation to Ploughshares Fund.
November 16, 2017 - By Kaley Diamond, Meghan McCall and Rose Blanchard

Investigating the Nuclear Brink

Senate hearing today investigates nuclear launch authority. Should Trump have sole authority to launch nuclear weapons?
November 14, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard

Experts Weigh in on War and Peace on the Peninsula

Trump’s unpredictability is dangerous. Talks are crucial for defusing tensions and avoiding catastrophe. We can and should negotiate with North Korea.
November 9, 2017 - By Meghan McCall and Rose Blanchard

William Perry’s Case for Diplomacy with North Korea

Conflict on the Korean Peninsula could lead to nuclear war. We’ve missed opportunities to end the nuclear programs. Negotiations worked before, can work again.
November 7, 2017 - By Catherine Killough

Defense Experts Warn Nuclear Buildup is “Unsustainable and Must Be Rethought”

CBO finds U.S. nuclear arsenal costs skyrocketing. $1.7 trillion price tag threatens other military programs. Alternative force structures cheaper, safer.
November 2, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard

Trump Decertified the Iran Deal, What Next?

Tearing up the Iran Deal would isolate the United States. Iran is complying with the agreement. What Congress does now matters. 
October 31, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard

October 26: Nuclear Policy in a Time of Crisis

A special conference with leading policymakers and nuclear security analysts. Senior Trump administration official, seven members of Congress, eight top experts, two leading security journalists, a former Secretary of Defense, and the newest Nobel Peace Laureate.
October 24, 2017 - By Rose Blanchard

Support a Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons

Beatrice Fihn | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)Ploughshares Fund is delighted that the world’s newest Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Beatrice Fihn, will speak at our conference October 26, Nuclear Policy in a Time of Crisis. Below are excerpts from her essay in Ploughshares Fund’s November 2016 report, 10 Big Nuclear Ideas for the Next President.
October 19, 2017 - By Beatrice Fihn

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