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  On the radar: Carolina pork holder; Gen. Kehler on Minot; Perspective on no first use; Nominations; New START by 2017; B-61 undermining/underpinning triad; and North Korean traffic cop gets state’s highest award.   Read more »
Posted on May 10, 2013
Ploughshares Fund has lost a friend, and the world has lost a champion for peace. Kathryn Wasserman Davis, a globetrotting philanthropist and intellect, passed away on April 23, at the age of 106. Read more »
Posted by admin on April 24, 2013
On the radar: Sanctions and behavior; New guided nuclear bomb; China’s posture paper; and Grading the nonproliferation regime.   Read more »
Posted on April 22, 2013
Do you ever wonder who supports Ploughshares Fund; who are your partners in building a more peaceful and secure world? We raise more than $4 million annually from people just like you—people committed to a world where the threat of nuclear weapons is a thing of the past. Today, we introduce you to one of our longtime supporters and Nuclear-Free Legacy Society members, Mr. Edward Rawson. Read more »
Posted by admin on April 11, 2013
In honor of National Women’s History Month, each week Ploughshares Fund will be honoring the women who have been instrumental in advocating for nuclear nonproliferation and recognizing leaders in the field.  Since one month is not enough to speak on all the amazing women in nonproliferation, we present you with a Bonus Week! Guest Blogger Ellen Laipson, President and CEO of the Stimson Center, was kind enough to share her thoughts on nonproliferation and the work being done at Stimson. Read more »
Posted by admin on April 5, 2013
On the radar: Bluster and reality; Limited and untested missiles; Long-term strategy for Iran and Iranians; Tweaking the doomsday plan; Capping MOX; Other E. Asian nuclear threats; and Surviving radiation exposure.   Read more »
Posted on April 5, 2013
Since its most recent nuclear test on February 12, 2013, there has been a lot of attention to and activity around North Korea. The test – it’s third and most “successful” to date – elicited a predictable response in the passage of additional U.N. Security Council sanctions the. But the fact that the sanctions passed unanimously – with China’s consent – is significant, although it is still unclear if this marks a shift in Chinese policy toward North Korea. In short, the North’s latest behavior seems to have raised the game with respect to the stability and security in Northeast Asia. Read more »
Posted by admin on April 2, 2013
Today, Foreign Affairs published "Obama's Nuclear Future: The Battle to Reduce the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Begins" by Joe Cirincione. He looks at the past and likely future of President Obama's policies and how we might finally break the grip of Cold War thinking on our nuclear posture. Read more »
Posted by admin on March 6, 2013
  On the radar: More tests on horizon; Future diplomatic moves; MOX to cost $2B more; De-alerting; Nukestock 2013 schedule; Russian position on reductions; and Nobody unilaterally disarms quite like Republican presidents did.   Read more »
Posted on February 15, 2013
On the radar: Launch, Condemn, Sanction, Test, Repeat; Security Council Resolution 2087; Arms control state of play; Iran talks stalling; Breaking the diplomatic deadlock; and Air Force misses MLK’s message on nukes.   Read more »
Posted on January 23, 2013