(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, […]
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 […]
Statement on the Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Others
(MAY 20—WASHINGTON) The Council for a Livable World issues the following statement on behalf of its Board of Directors and of Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney in the wake of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others: “Our condolences are extended to the Iranian people in this uncertain […]
U.S. destroys last of massive chemical weapons stockpile
Senior Fellow John Isaacs was quoted by Axios about the dissolution of the American chemical weapons stockpile. The disposal program in total has cost the U.S. around $40 billion, according to an estimate from John Isaacs, a senior fellow at the Council for a Livable World, which advocates for the elimination of weapons of mass […]
Statement on the Passing of Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg, the man best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, died Friday. Ellsberg was a longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear weapons activist who, when he announced his decision to decline chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in March, pledged to spend the time he had left speaking about the dangers of nuclear war, among […]
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