For over 36 years Ploughshares Fund has supported the most effective people and organizations in the world to reduce and eventually eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
Since the election of President Donald Trump two years ago, advocates of sane nuclear policy have been faced with a serious deficit of enlightened political leadership in key positions of power. President Trump has called for new and more "usable"” nuclear weapons, is seeking to abandon key arms...
Join us on Wednesday, November 14th on Facebook for a livestreamed, in-depth briefing on the future of US nuclear policy. This event will be live streamed on the Ploughshares Fund Facebook page. The conference will feature major speeches by Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Ted Lieu,...
Ploughshares Fund announces the launch of its new Women’s Initiative as a vital part of its collective efforts to realize a world free of nuclear weapons and where all people are guaranteed the right to a safe and secure future. “It’s simple,” said Joe Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund President, “...
Jenny Town is a Research Analyst at the Stimson Center and the Managing Editor and Producer of Ploughshares Fund grantee 38 North, a web journal that provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea. We recently asked her about denuclearization talks and the September meeting between South...
We are proud to welcome Terry Gamble Boyer of San Francisco, CA as new Chair of our Board of Directors. She has served on the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors since 2011, and succeeds out-going chair Mary Lloyd Estrin of Los Angeles, CA. Gamble Boyer assumes the chair of a board that is...
There is a very real possibility that President Trump is about to start a new war in the Middle East. In July, in a late-night tweet from the White House, President Trump threatened Iran, in all caps, with “CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED.” War with Iran...
Ploughshares Fund Policy Director Tom Collina appeared on BBC World News on September 19, 2018 to discuss the recent summit between President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, and Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea on efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. We’ve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. From well-loved classics, to...
Staying engaged is important because getting staying informed and taking sustained action will take time to have an effect. Here are a few ideas to stay engaged while preventing nuclear war. Share with your friends. Preventing nuclear war will require persistent effort from many people, until...
Preventing nuclear war is too important to leave to people who have brought the world to the brink of catastrophe on numerous occasions. An issue of this gravity cannot be left to people who believe the benefits of nuclear weapons outweigh their risks. You can work to prevent nuclear war today....
In part through the tireless work of several of our grantees, California just passed a state resolution urging Congress to support national legislation restricting the President's sole authority to launch a nuclear first strike. If you live in California, see how your California State Senator...
The Trump administration is waging a daily assault on our democratic institutions, our values, even our sense of reality. It is being felt across the board, through repeated attacks on science, civil rights, women's rights and environmental protections. Your right to a safe and secure future,...
We welcome four new people to our Board of Directors, including two ambassadors: Connie Foote, Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto, Gretchen Hund and Ambassador Samuel D. Heins. Connie Foote is a psychologist and philanthropist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She previously served as board chair of the Mounds...
This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 featured Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, author and producer Eric Schlosser, and former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, and was a special tribute to William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense...
This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 was a special tribute to William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense, who has dedicated his life and legacy to reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons and remains one of the most outspoken advocates for...
