Council for a Livable World

Political action to reduce nuclear threats

No First Use and other smart policies that limit nuclear risks

If the United States uses nuclear weapons first, a nuclear-armed adversary is likely to retaliate against us or our allies with nuclear weapons. Keeping the threat of nuclear first use on the table is an outdated and dangerous policy. A No First Use policy just makes sense.

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Twin threats: nuclear weapons and climate change

There are two serious threats to all life on earth: climate change and nuclear war. Both are existential. Both are preventable. But only one can destroy the world in 30 minutes.

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Political action to reduce nuclear threats, since 1962

Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Leo Szilard founded Council for a Livable World in 1962 to deliver “the sweet voice of reason” about nuclear weapons to Congress, the White House, and the American public.

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A nonpartisan nonprofit promoting policies to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons, and to minimize the risk of war through lobbying and by helping elect and support Members of Congress who share our goals.

Candidates

Meet the Congressional candidates who support smart nuclear arms control and non-proliferation policies.

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Legislation

Learn what bills we're supporting, what various legislation would mean for national security, and where it all stands in Congress.

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Take Action

Nuclear weapons policy can seem intimidating, but you are not powerless to make this world safer from nuclear threats.

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History

Founded in 1962, we have decades of experience in shaping Congress and nuclear policy, and have helped elect 400 members.

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John Erath Hired as Senior Policy Director 

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (MAY 14 – WASHINGTON) John Erath, a 30-year State Department veteran, has been hired as Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and its sister organization, Council for a Livable World. The nonpartisan nonprofit organizations seek to reduce and eventually eliminate the threats posed by nuclear, […]

What we think of Biden’s first 100 days in office

Quincy Institute President Andrew Bacevich referenced the Council’s presidential candidate questionnaire in a Responsible Statecraft article about President Biden’s first 100 days in office. “Upon becoming president, Joe Biden wasted no time in reaching an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend the life of the New Start nuclear nonproliferation treaty, and that’s a […]

House Elections: Democratic and Republican Target Seats

By John D. Isaacs With the House so evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, both parties are gearing up for the 2022 elections in which control of the House will be at stake. A complication for both parties, however, is that the decentennial federal census that guides the drawing of House district boundaries has been delayed by six months. Thus, […]

Council: Front and Center: April 17, 2021

CHINA IS NOT THE NEW SOVIET UNION China has become the new Soviet Union strawman for advocates of bigger military budgets. But there’s one big difference between China and the former Soviet Union: while the Soviet military and nuclear arsenal were a fair match for the United States, China’s simply aren’t. By many measures, it’s […]

Biden’s Defense Budget Flat; State, Domestic Programs Big Winners

A statement by Executive Director John Tierney on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Pentagon budget request was quoted in Breaking Defense. Former Congressman John Tierney, director for the progressive Council for a Livable World, said in a statement that the Pentagon’s budget “should still be further reduced during congressional budget consideration” since “much work remains […]

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