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.
Pro-diplomacy groups representing millions of American voters urge lawmakers to publicly articulate and support the following principles with respect to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that verifiably blocks each of Iran’s pathways to a nuclear weapon and created a much-needed...
There is a new urgency and momentum on nuclear issues in Congress. Triggered initially by an impetuous president’s unfettered ability to launch a nuclear strike, concerns have mounted as Trump administration policies worsen already serious nuclear threats. Members are rousing to action with new...
John Bolton and Donald Trump are shredding the nuclear safety net that Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives, labored for fifty years to construct. We must stop them before it is too late. In recent days, we have received more requests for funding than we can meet. Requests from...
If you missed out on the first nuclear arms race, you’re in luck. It’s back. On Friday, the Trump administration announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark deal signed in 1987 by President Reagan. This treaty marked the beginning of the...
Although the situation with North Korea has improved from a year ago, the crisis still presents one of the greatest global security challenges. Ploughshares Fund's investment strategy makes the impact of all of our grants larger than the sum of each individual grant. Our inter-locking network of...
The Trump administration's announcement of withdrawal from the INF Treaty, a key nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, is a major blow to the nuclear security safety net constructed over several decades. The withdrawal will likely further thrust the US and Russia...
Monday, March 18, 2019, join us in Los Angeles for an in-depth discussion about the momentum building for a new, saner nuclear policy and how California can lead the way to a safer, more secure world. Featuring: Michael Douglas, Award-winning Actor/Producer & UN Messenger for Peace; Rep. Ted...
Ploughshares Fund believes everyone deserves the right to a safe and secure future. For more than 36 years we have been working to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons, to stop their spread and to reduce conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist. From the brink of a new arms race, to...
President Trump vowed on Thursday, as The New York Times put it, to “reinvigorate and reinvent American missile defenses.” The president’s problematic presentation followed the release of his administration's long-delayed Missile Defense Review, a wasteful, destabilizing plan which...
January 13 marks the one-year anniversary of the false Hawaii missile alert. That’s when nearly every radio, television and cell phone in Hawaii broadcast a mistaken official message that read, "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill." Hawaiians...
An anonymous longtime Ploughshares Fund donor believes that now is the time to expand our base of support so we can increase our impact and make progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. Between now and June 30, 2019, this donor will match all new gifts between $5,000 and $10,000, up to $5,...
As we reach the end of another tumultuous year in US nuclear policy, the work and mission of Ploughshares Fund has never been more urgent. I'm writing to ask you to consider giving generously today. Last year at this time, North Korea tested its most powerful missile yet — one capable of...
Ploughshares Fund, together with the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility presented a joint conference focused on the urgency of US and local nuclear weapons issues. Gathering at the University of...
Our conference, Future of US Nuclear Policy, was a tremendous success. A full house watched and participated at the St. Regis in Washington, DC and thousands watched online. We received great coverage from ...
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) is poised to head the House Armed Services Committee when the new Congress convenes in January 2019. Rep. Smith is a champion of moving nuclear weapons policy in the right direction. Leaders such as Rep. Smith are critical in reversing the Trump administration's...
