Council Board member Jules Zacher co-authored an op-ed explaining why the Presidential sole authority to launch nuclear weapons must be done away with. Even level-headed presidents could make a bad call if their decision is based on systems that suffer from human or machine error. Recall in January 2018 when the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency […]
Council: Front and Center: August 16, 2020
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. WORLD HONORS 75TH ANNIVERSARIES OF U.S. BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI On August 6 and 9, the world came together to acknowledge the victims and survivors of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 75 years after two atomic bombs killed […]
Breaking 58-year Precedent, Council for a Livable World Makes Presidential Endorsement
CONTACT: Anna Schumann, Communications Director aschumann@clw.org (AUGUST 10—WASHINGTON) For the first time in its 58-year history, the Council for a Livable World is endorsing a candidate for President of the United States: former Vice President Joe Biden. The Council has historically raised funds only for Congressional candidates who support common-sense arms control and non-proliferation policies. Two […]
Pentagon Funds in the Senate GOP Coronavirus Relief Measure
The new GOP coronavirus relief proposal includes $29.4 billion total in new funds for the Department of Defense, $8.05 billion of which is for procurement and acquisition. Congress is already in the end stages of approving a $740 billion defense budget. While there are some COVID-related provisions for the Pentagon in this relief proposal, the bulk of the […]
Surprise! $29.4B In Pentagon Pork Tucked Into GOP Relief Bill
Senior Fellow John Isaacs was quoted in The American Conservative about Pentagon spending added to the Coronavirus relief bill. “The greed is not pretty. The Pentagon has already had $740 billion approved for defense this year, but it and its congressional advocates can’t resist asking for more and funneling more pork to their constituents,” said […]
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