By John Isaacs & Samuel M. Hickey The Council for a Livable World has long opposed spending massive sums of money to develop and deploy a defense system against long range missiles. After 65 years and more than $350 billion dollars spent, ballistic missile threats continue to outpace development of defenses, and there is no […]
Op-ed: Why is US Nuclear Policy Stuck in the Cold War?
Advocacy Coordinator Monica Montgomery wrote an op-ed in Inkstick breaking down three major insights that we have into Congress’ latest thinking on nuclear weapons from the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. “When President Joe Biden took office with Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress one year ago, proponents of nuclear arms control […]
Doomsday Clock remains at 100 seconds to midnight as group says world failing to address risks
Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in the Santa Fe New Mexican discussing this year’s Doomsday Clock setting. “The U.S. government and international community are more than capable of making real strides to reduce these dangers — if they are willing to divorce themselves from militarism, re-engage in hard-nosed diplomacy and exercise some common sense,” […]
Council: Front and Center: January 15, 2022
IT’S OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY! 2022 marks 60 years since nuclear physicist Leo Szilard founded Council for a Livable World! Szilard pushed President Franklin D. Roosevelt to start what became the Manhattan Project then urged President Harry S. Truman not to drop the bomb Szilard helped create. This year, we plan to celebrate with a series […]
Op-ed: Hawks restart campaign for war with Iran
Political Director Geoff Wilson and Council board member Joe Cirincione wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft arguing against launching another preemptive war in the Middle East. “The crusade for a war with Iran continues. Just weeks into the new year, war hawks are again calling for the U.S. military to prepare plans for a comprehensive […]
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