Ploughshares

Dr. Emma Belcher was recently a guest on PBS’s ‘The Open Mind’ discussing how to reverse the likelihood of nuclear war.    

The movement combatting the proliferation of nuclear weapons has long been a vital force for peace, safety, and environmental preservation. Our community has challenged some of the most dangerous technologies on Earth. Yet, as the movement continues to evolve, an…

 Celebrating ten years of the Paul Olum Grant Fund A family dedicated to research and reducing nuclear weapons Ken Olum made his first gift to Ploughshares in 1987 in honor of his parents Paul and Vivian Olum, longtime advocates for…

Ploughshares has entered a new chapter of leadership with the election of Gretchen Hund as its new Board Chair. Hund, a former Director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL) Center for Global Security, specialized in addressing emerging national security threats,…

In preparation for the inauguration, we asked four individuals from our community with a variety of backgrounds to answer a few questions about the nuclear aspects of the Inauguration Day transfer of presidential power: Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security…

Last September, Horizon 2045 and Ploughshares co-hosted “Security & the Future,” a three-day symposium designed to promote long-term thinking about intersections between nuclear challenges and other global threats to human and planetary security. More than 100 colleagues from civil society,…

As of early 2024, nine countries controlled roughly 12,121 warheads. The United States and Russia control approximately 88 percent of all nuclear weapons in the world. As of early 2024, nine countries controlled roughly 12,121 warheads. The United States and…