Building a future
beyond nuclear fear.

We are a hub where thought leaders, innovators, campaigners, and activists convene and take action to move us closer to a world free from nuclear threats.

Ploughshares is a relentless force committed to eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons. As the largest foundation singularly focused on reducing this danger, we grow and amplify the impact of the most effective advocates and organizations in the world through critical funding and trusted field building support.

Nuclear war affects everyone. We raise much-needed awareness to the perils of nuclear weapons development, testing, and use.

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The Humanitarian Impacts and Investment Risks of Conventional Weapons

Last month, I wrote about how ethical investors try to avoid companies involved with the production of controversial weapons that inflict indiscriminate harm on civilians. But it’s more common for arms makers to be involved in the production of so-called conventional weapons that are designed to destroy specific military targets. Unfortunately, conventional weapons are often…

Raising Awareness and Building Community is Key to Reducing Nuclear Threat

Ploughshares had the opportunity to sit down with Alex Bell, the new president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, to discuss what’s changed in the nuclear field, pressing issues, and how best to communicate to a broader audience about the nuclear threat and inspire them to act. As part of Ploughshares’ role…

Rewriting the Nuclear Narrative

Ploughshares is invested in ensuring that people recognize the nuclear threat is real. It’s not science-fiction or the plot of a movie set in the Cold War. It exists. It’s here. In many ways, it’s harder today to make progress on reducing the nuclear threat, despite the devastating effects that would result from a nuclear…

NukeTalk Podcast

The most recent season of NukeTalk is The Nuclear Ballot: How the US Election Shapes Nuclear Policy. NukeTalk is currently on hiatus. 

The Nuclear Ballot: Inauguration Special Report

As we conclude our Nuclear Ballot season, we are wrapping up with an Inauguration Special Report. Our guest is Jon Wolfsthal, Director of Global Risk at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), as we explore what comes next regarding nuclear policy, domestic policy, and foreign policy at large now that Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States.

9 countries in the world possess nuclear weapons.

Of the approximately 12,121 weapons that exist today, the United States and Russia have a combined total of 10,624, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s nuclear arsenal.

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China
France
United Kingdom
India
Pakistan
Israel
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Together, we make a difference

Only together can we rid the planet of nuclear threats. We can’t do it alone. Our supporters have been indispensable partners over the past 40 years. And as a public foundation, we’re accountable for every dollar spent in this effort. So please join us in making sure we are all safe from nuclear weapons today, tomorrow and for generations to come.