For over 40 years Ploughshares Fund has supported the most effective people and organizations in the world to reduce and ultimately eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
In our latest season, The Shadow of Oppenheimer, we explored how pop culture portrays the man who invented the nuclear weapon, J Robert Oppenheimer, and nuclear weapons.
Watch a group of panelists discuss Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer and the lasting legacy of nuclear weapons at a screening held in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Watch a group of panelists discuss Christopher Nolan's film Oppenheimer and the lasting legacy of nuclear weapons at a screening held in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
For the first time since the end of the Cold War we are on the precipice of a new nuclear arms race, this time with both Russia and China. Opponents of arms control are on the attack, saying we should confront recent escalations by Russia and China with more nuclear weapons. But we know an arms...
As we mark the one year anniversary since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Ploughshares Fund unreservedly condemns this action and we stand in solidarity with Ukraine
This International Women’s Day, Ploughshares Fund’s Equity Rises turns our full attention towards women who are challenging the prevailing view that threats, force, and war are necessary to resolve global conflicts. We’ll feature women who are broadening our understanding of what is possible, by...
In light of Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine, attention and anxieties over mounting nuclear threats continue to reverse four decades of declining public attention and concern of the risks of nuclear weapons. People around the world are waking up to the frightening reality that the threat...
Join Ploughshares Fund for our annual nuclear policy forum—an exciting opportunity to hear from diplomatic luminaries, policymakers, and Ploughshares Fund grantee partners about the state of global nuclear weapons policy. And learn how Ploughshares Fund is working to address current crises...
Ploughshares Fund President Dr. Emma Belcher urged leaders at the Aspen Security Forum in late July to look at new tools and techniques to solve the critical problems posed by nuclear weapons.
What does Ploughshares Fund’s annual gala “Chain Reaction” look like from a donor’s perspective?
Fran Moreland Johns, a writer and supporter of Ploughshares Fund, details her experience attending the 2022 event and why she believes in Ploughshares’ mission to create a safer and more...
December 2021, Ploughshares Fund conducted a survey of the international nuclear policy community to draw a portrait of the sector and determine areas of opportunity and excitement over the next several years.
Ploughshares Fund is outraged by today’s Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade. As a global peace and security foundation, we believe everyone has a right to a safe and secure future.
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