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May 20, 2024

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 […]

Posted in: Press Releases, Press Room

July 7, 2023

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 […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

June 18, 2023

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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June 12, 2023

Unlikely bipartisan coalitions could signal congressional readiness to trim US presence overseas

Senior Fellow John Isaacs wrote an op-ed in The Hill about the impact of bipartisan coalitions on foreign policy. “Last month, the House of Representatives defeated a resolution offered by conservative Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to remove about 900 U.S. troops from Somalia. The vote was 102-321, with the votes on the provision split with 52 Republicans and 50 Democrats voting aye. It was an unusual left-right […]

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

May 3, 2023

‘A TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO MODERN NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONCERNS’: STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ‘BLOCK NUCLEAR LAUNCH BY AUTONOMOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACT’

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org   (MAY 3—WASHINGTON) In response to the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act by Reps. Ted Lieu, Don Beyer and Ken Buck and Sen. Ed Markey, Council for a Livable World releases the following statement on behalf of Executive Director and former nine-term Congressman John Tierney:  “Council for a […]

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