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Sally Lilienthal
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On Tuesday, May 20, Senator Chuck Hagel and board member Michael Douglas helped inaugurate Ploughshares' new office in the nation's capital, with a reception at the home of Ambassador and Mrs. Giovanni Castellaneta of Italy.
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Investing in the best for impact.
Posted by Samara Dun
on Jul 02, 2008; From Financial Times
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Sean Stannard-Stockton writes in the Financial Times: "As we face the myriad challenges of the 21st century, we must focus our examination of the social sector on identifying the very best people and organisations. We must champion these leaders and invest heavily in their ability to achieve an impact. Just as businesses turn investment dollars into profit, non-profits turn philanthropic dollars into social impact. It is not enough to simply do good, it is time to start funding the best." (Emphasis ours; read the complete article here.) We couldn't agree more! Ploughshares Fund has been investing in the smartest people with the best ideas to prevent the spread and use of nuclear weapons, and build a safer, more peaceful world for over 25 years.
Pentagon proposes "irresponsible" plan for chemical weapons.
Posted by Deborah Bain
on Jul 02, 2008; From USA Today
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"Shocking and irresponsible" is how Craig Williams describes a plan being considered by the Army to ship deadly chemical weapons to military sites in four states as a way to accelerate the destruction of the munitions. Williams, executive director of the Chemical Weapons Working Group (CWWG) says that not only is such transport illegal, but it could expose the public to lethal nerve agents and mustard gas, and pose a risk of WMD terrorism.
The British are calling – for nuclear disarmament.
Posted by Paul Carroll
on Jul 01, 2008; From Times of London
Another notable call to disarm came yesterday when four prominent British statesmen co-authored an op-ed in the Times of London that mirrored the seminal piece by U.S. counterparts in the Wall Street Journal more than a year ago. In the article, called “Start Worrying and Learn to Ditch the Bomb”, three former Foreign Secretaries and one former NATO Secretary General laid out their reasons why nuclear disarmament is both possible and desirable. Their case includes many of the same arguments articulated by Henry Kissinger, George Shultz, William Perry and Sam Nunn -- the spread of nuclear know-how, nuclear terrorism that is not deterrable, and the need to conclude a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), among other things.
U.S. removes nuclear bombs from Britain.
Posted by Deborah Bain
on Jun 26, 2008; From The Guardian
Ploughshares Fund grantee Hans Kristensen of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) is in the news with a big story for the second time this week. As reported in the Guardian (and other major news outlets) "the U.S. has removed its nuclear weapons from Britain, ending a contentious presence spanning more than half a century...on the orders of President George Bush." On FAS' Strategic Security blog, Kristensen writes, "Why NATO and the U.S. have decided to keep these major withdrawals secret is a big puzzle. The explanation might simply be that 'nuclear' always means secret, that it was done to prevent a public debate about the future of the rest of the weapons, or that the Bush administration just doesn’t like arms control."
North Korean declaration shows interdependence of efforts.
Posted by Paul Carroll
on Jun 26, 2008;
Today another positive step was taken in the years-long quest to roll back North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Today the North delivered to China a declaration of its nuclear program’s history, including the amount of plutonium it has separated that could be used for weapons. In exchange, the U.S. announced that it is lifting sanctions under the Trading With the Enemy Act and has started a clock under which North Korea will be removed from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, also allowing for sanctions to be lifted. A more dramatic event will take place soon when North Korea destroys – in front of western media – the cooling tower from its plutonium production reactor, symbolizing the extent to which it has disabled its nuclear facilities.
