“We applaud Sen. Feinstein for her leadership in preventing nuclear terrorism and curtailing wasteful spending on an unnecessary and unrealistic life extension program,â€� said Kingston Reif, director of non-proliferation programs at Council for a Livable World. “Her bill is a victory for U.S. national security and the more responsible stewardship of defense dollars, We hope that the Senate funding levels are included in the final appropriations bill.â€�

“Ed Markey is a Senator of whom all Bay Staters can be proud,� said Priscilla McMillan, of Cambridge, MA, an expert on U.S.-Russia relations and Council for a Livable World board member. “For nearly four decades, he’s been a courageous and far-sighted public servant leading the effort for greater control of nuclear weapons and other issues important to the future of our country and planet.�

The Council has a great new graphic featuring Presidents John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Barack Obama speaking on nuclear weapons

“After more than a decade of war and billions of dollars, Congress has finally decided to end the war,� said John Isaacs, executive director of Council for a Livable World. “For the first time, a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives supports an accelerated removal of American troops from Afghanistan by 2014.�

“With his performance this week, Congressman Lamborn once again displayed his fealty to a Cold War-era mindset,� said John Isaacs, executive director of Council for a Livable World. “His reckless amendments seek to protect funding for an ill-conceived, mismanaged, and unaffordable nuclear weapons program at the direct expense of effective nuclear terrorism prevention and nuclear surveillance programs that address the real threats of the 21st century.�