Press Releases

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 […]

(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 […]

(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, […]

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 […]