Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Leo Szilard founded the Council for a Livable World 60 years ago because he realized that the “sweet voice of reason” alone was not enough to effectively fight back against the military-industrial complex that was pushing the United States to build more and more usable nuclear weapons during the Cold War. […]
The Emperor’s New Missile Defense
By John Isaacs & Samuel M. Hickey The Council for a Livable World has long opposed spending massive sums of money to develop and deploy a defense system against long range missiles. After 65 years and more than $350 billion dollars spent, ballistic missile threats continue to outpace development of defenses, and there is no […]
In remembrance of Lincoln Day
Council for a Livable World and sister organization Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation were saddened to learn of the passing of longtime supporter and former Center board member Lincoln “Link” Day in December, just shy of his 94th birthday. Link was known for his generosity of spirit, willingly giving his time and energy to […]
In remembrance of Vera Kistiakowsky
Council for a Livable World was saddened to learn about the recent passing of Vera Kistiakowsky, a lifelong friend and former board member. She was 93. Vera, daughter of former science advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower and Council board president George Kistiakowsky, was a trailblazing physicist in her own right. She paved the way for generations of women in science after marking several firsts, including becoming […]
A note on losing a major funder for our sister organization
By John Tierney Perhaps you are aware of the subject of the recent article, ‘A big blow: Washington’s arms controllers brace for loss of their biggest backer‘ by Bryan Bender in POLITICO. As I was re-reading it this morning, I knew I needed to tell you, our Council for a Livable World supporters, about the impact […]
