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October 17, 2022

Op-ed: Six Questions Every Candidate Should Be Asked on Nuclear & Climate Policies

Political Director Monica Montgomery wrote an op-ed in Outrider listing six questions about nuclear weapons and climate change every Congressional candidate should be asked. Nuclear weapons and climate change pose existential threats to the planet that are increasingly urgent. However, the conversation on these issues in the 2022 midterm elections needs to catch up to the attention they […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

June 23, 2022

‘Increases the risk of nuclear escalation’: statement on the NDAA committee approval

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org (JUNE 23 – WASHINGTON) Upon the House Armed Services Committee’s approval of the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Council for a Livable World releases the following statement from Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney: “It is absurd to spend $850 billion in the name of national […]

Posted in: Press Releases, Press Room

May 4, 2022

Colorado Springs — and the world — grapple with nuclear threats of the 21st century

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 […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

April 18, 2022

Press the Button: Missile Accident in South Asia

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.

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

April 13, 2022

Political brawl looms over nuclear cruise missile Biden plans to scrap

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 […]

Posted in: Council in the News, Press Room

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