Council for a Livable World was saddened to learn about the recent passing of Vera Kistiakowsky, a lifelong friend and former board member. She was 93. Vera, daughter of former science advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower and Council board president George Kistiakowsky, was a trailblazing physicist in her own right. She paved the way for generations of women in science after marking several firsts, including becoming […]
One Year in, Biden’s Nuclear Policies Look a Lot Like Trump’s
Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in Truthout in an article rating President Joe Biden’s first year in office in terms of nuclear weapons issues. John Tierney, a former congressman and executive director of the nonprofit Council for a Livable World, described the treaty’s extension as “one bright spot” in Biden’s first year, which he said […]
Bill with cleanup funds for LANL, Cannon and Holloman bases heads to president
Advocacy Coordinator Monica Montgomery was quoted in the Santa Fe New Mexican about plutonium pit production and greater nuclear spending. “This increased spending and focus on plutonium production is not necessary to maintain the safety or reliability of the existing U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile — it is for new nuclear weapons,” wrote Monica Montgomery, Council […]
CLW Strongly Opposes $768B FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@clw.org (DECEMBER 15 — WASHINGTON) The Council for a Livable World, the oldest active non-partisan non-profit organization promoting policies to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear risks released the following statement by its Executive Director, former Congressman John Tierney: “The Council for a Livable World strongly opposes the $768 billion National Defense Authorization Act that has […]
“We Need Another Uprising”: Youth, Environmentalism, and Nuclear Weapons
Office Manager Isabel Martinez was quoted in a column in The Paper Tiger, the newspaper of Lick-Wilmerding High School. To make matters worse, climate change greatly heightens the risk of nuclear war. Isabel Martinez, who is the program coordinator at the Council for a Livable World, said that “Climate change exacerbates already existing problems, our […]
