CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org The Council for a Livable World condemns the vote by the House Armed Services Committee to increase the 2022 Pentagon Budget topline by $23.9 billion, and urges Members of Congress to reject this topline increase later this month when the National Defense Authorization Act comes before the full House floor. On behalf of the Council for a Livable World, Executive […]

Upon hearing of the passing of former Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), the Council for a Livable World released the following statement: “Senator Levin was a good man, terrific progressive and a lifelong advocate of sound arms control policies and smarter Pentagon spending. The Council for a Livable World endorsed him in his first Senate race […]

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org   (JUNE 2 — WASHINGTON) The Council for a Livable World denounced the Biden administration’s request for $753 billion in defense spending in fiscal year 2022, including $43.2 billion for nuclear weapons, which is exorbitant and too closely follows the budget left behind by the Trump administration. We are dismayed that President Joe Biden has not only recommitted this nation to […]

Upon hearing the news of George Wallerstein’s passing, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World Executive Director John Tierney released the following statement celebrating the Center board member’s — and longtime nuclear arms control champion’s — life. “George was an incredible advisor and supporter, and a wonderful human being. We will miss his brilliant insights, sense of humor and overwhelming generosity with his […]

CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (MAY 14 – WASHINGTON) John Erath, a 30-year State Department veteran, has been hired as Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and its sister organization, Council for a Livable World. The nonpartisan nonprofit organizations seek to reduce and eventually eliminate the threats posed by nuclear, […]