Council in the News

Political Director Geoff Wilson was featured in the Colorado Springs Independent, discussing the nuclear threat to Colorado Springs, the nuclear implications of the crisis in Ukraine, and the dangers of increased defense spending. “The idea that the world’s nuclear superpowers would be standing off against each other? I think many Americans thought that would be […]

Advocacy Coordinator Monica Montgomery was featured on the Early Warning segment of the Press the Button podcast, discussing the proposed Pentagon budget and how it affects our nuclear priorities.

Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in a POLITICO article discussing the Biden administration’s decision to defund a new nuclear-tipped sea-launched cruise missile authorized by former President Donald Trump. Canceling the cruise missile and retiring gravity bomb are simply “common sense” moves, according former Rep. John Tierney, executive director of the Council for a Livable […]

Political Director Geoff Wilson was quoted in a Defense News article discussing the Biden administration’s decision to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program. While complete budget numbers and the Nuclear Posture Review haven’t yet been released, Geoff Wilson, the political director for the Council for a Livable World, a non-proliferation group, forecasted major increases […]

Advocacy Coordinator Monica Montgomery was quoted in The Intercept, discussing Congress’ recent announcement of appointees to a new commission scrutinizing the massive nuclear modernization effort currently underway in the U.S. The commission’s primary assignment is to release a final report later this year detailing its recommendations for U.S. nuclear policy. Given the group’s makeup, many […]