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December 31, 2024

With Trump at the Helm, Nuclear Uncertainty Is Set to Grow in 2025

Executive Director John Tierney was interviewed in Truthout about the nuclear uncertainty under the incoming Trump administration. Immediately after the U.S. election, Council For a Livable World, a nonpartisan organization that promotes policies to reduce nuclear weapons, identified nine goals for the incoming Trump administration, including demanding greater accountability over nuclear weapons modernization and systems considered “strategically questionable,” […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Political Analysis, Press Room

November 6, 2024

COUNCIL EAGER TO ADVANCE RATIONAL NUCLEAR AGENDA: 9 GOALS FOR A TRUMP-VANCE ADMINISTRATION

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org (NOVEMBER 6 – WASHINGTON) Council for a Livable World is eager to work with the new administration and allies in Congress to reduce nuclear threats that endanger all Americans, regardless of political affiliation. We expect to push back against dangerous nuclear weapons and Pentagon policies such as those proposed […]

Posted in: Press Releases, Press Room

October 28, 2024

COUNCIL MOURNS LOSS OF ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER GEN. JOHN H. JOHNS

(OCTOBER 28—WASHINGTON) Council for a Livable World, a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to reducing and eventually eliminating nuclear risks through advocacy and electoral work, is saddened to learn of the passing of longtime advisor and friend General John H. Johns. General Johns was a trusted voice on national security issues and a staunch supporter of the […]

Posted in: Press Releases, Press Room

October 11, 2024

STATEMENT FROM JOHN TIERNEY ON NIHON HIDANKYO WINNING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

(OCTOBER 11—WASHINGTON) Former Congressman John Tierney, Executive Director of Council for a Livable World, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on reducing and eventually eliminating nuclear threats through advocacy and political engagement, released the following statement on behalf of the Board of Directors: “I applaud the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, […]

Posted in: Press Releases, Press Room

June 5, 2024

Op-Ed: Where’s the Accountability? Congress Must Get Answers Before Spending More on Missile Program

Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in Newsweek on the need for greater oversight over the Sentinel missile’s budget overruns. Increasing costs are common in many industries but pose an insidious challenge for military acquisitions. Should a construction project, for example, go over budget, it can be canceled. However, if a defense system runs into increased […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Letters and Publications, Press Room

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