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June 26, 2019

Senate NDAA sets a plutonium target experts deem a ‘fantasy’

Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with CQ Roll Call about Senate efforts to build new plutonium pits. Both Heinrich and Graham are looking to lock into law the target of 80 pits, but South Carolina would benefit more from the Senate’s approach, according to John Isaacs, senior fellow at the Council for a Livable World, […]

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June 18, 2019

‘My way or the highway’: An approach to the NDAA debate

Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with CQ about the process behind the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act floor debate. “Instead, the Senate will hold a shadow debate with few — or more likely zero — serious votes and virtually total avoidance of substantive policy-making. Instead, Republicans and Democrats will come together on the lowest common […]

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September 14, 2018

Anti-nuclear weapons organization looks to revitalize under Trump

Executive Director John Tierney and Political Director James McKeon spoke with the San Diego Union-Tribune during a trip to visit with supporters in San Diego. One of the greatest existential threats faced by the U.S. during the latter half of the 20th century was the possibility that a nuclear war would result in global annihilation. […]

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July 31, 2018

Nonproliferation Expert Tierney Calls Trump Nuclear Push ‘Dangerous and Unnecessary’

Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Diplomat about global arms control and non-proliferation issues. The Diplomat: From observation, does adding or enhancing nuclear capabilities actually deter ‘bad behavior’ by countries? Tierney: No. It just encourages more arms racing. The Diplomat: Let’s talk about technicalities. Can you describe what the push to develop smaller nukes is yielding in […]

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June 13, 2018

Op-ed: After the Singapore summit pageantry, work still required

Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in The Hill about the theatrics involved in the Trump-Kim summit, as well as the substance that must now follow. At times, diplomacy can invoke more symbol than substance, and symbolism was on full display at the summit between President Trumpand Kim Jong-un in Singapore. But lacking was even […]

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