What’s News: Trump Tweets Introduction to a Nuclear Arms Race   On December 22, President-elect Trump tweeted, “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” Executive Director John Tierney expressed grave concern over Mr. Trump’s tweet, condemning such rhetoric as […]

What’s News: Congress’ Council for a Livable World Board of Directors Announces New Board Members  During the recent Council board of directors meeting, the board elected State Representative Harold P. Naughton, Jr. (Hank), a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and Mr. Nicholas Paul Clark, CEO and Executive Director of Alexium International, as the […]

What’s News: Congress’ Call to Expand National Missile Defense Marks the Height of Irresponsibility   The latest conferenced National Defense Authorization bill removes the word “limited” from U.S. policy and instead calls for “an effective, robust layered missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States.” This change would be financially reckless, exceptionally […]

What’s News: A Tough Election  There’s no doubt about it: We took a beating Tuesday night. But some of our Council-endorsed candidates pulled out victories in critical races, and we look forward to working with them to advance progressive national security. Click here to listen to Executive Director John Tierney’s analysis of the results.   […]

Why the U.S. should de-alert ICBMs and more!