Chain Reaction

Ploughshares Fund’s annual gala, Chain Reaction, is an invigorating evening of discussion with top policy and political leaders, experts, and activists in the nuclear field.

Enjoy these videos and articles from Chain Reaction 2022.

Chain Reaction: Navigating Change

For the first time since the end of the Cold War we are on the precipice of a new nuclear arms race, this time with both Russia and China. Opponents of arms control are on the attack, saying we should confront recent escalations by Russia and China with more nuclear weapons. But we know an arms...

April 24, 2023 - By hsingj
1982 Nuclear Freeze Movement vs. Today

Watch Ed Markey and Phil Taubman discuss the 1982 Nuclear Freeze Rally from Chain Reaction: Action Now above! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. What does it take to build a movement? People and resources. The current...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
Special Remarks from Emma Belcher

Watch Special Remarks by Emma Belcher from Chain Reaction: Action Now above! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons What does it take to build a movement? People and resources. The current war in Ukraine underscores anew...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
Nuclear Impacts of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Watch the full conversation between Drs. Fiona Hill and Emma Belcher from Chain Reaction: Action Now above! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. What does it take to build a movement? People and resources. The current...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
The Risks of Nuclear War

Watch the conversation between Liv Boeree and Elizabeth Warner from Chain Reaction: Action Now! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. The current war in Ukraine underscores anew the dangerous reemergence of nuclear...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
Action Now Panel

Watch the Action Now panel from Chain Reaction: Action Now! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. The current war in Ukraine underscores anew the dangerous reemergence of nuclear threats that leave the world vulnerable to...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
Special Closing Remarks from Chain Reaction: Action Now

Watch the Special Closing Remarks by Ploughshares Fund Board Chair Terry Gamble Boyer from Chain Reaction: Action Now! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. The current war in Ukraine underscores anew the dangerous...

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
VIDEO: Chain Reaction: Action Now

Watch the full video of Chain Reaction: Action Now! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons.

June 10, 2022 - By hsingj
Chain Reaction: Action Now

What does it take to build a movement? People and resources.

The current war in Ukraine underscores anew the dangerous reemergence of nuclear threats that leave the world vulnerable to nuclear escalation, and even nuclear war. Now is the time for action. We need to build a movement....

April 19, 2022 - By hsingj
VIDEO: Momentum: Chain Reaction 2021

Watch the full video of Momentum: Chain Reaction! Share it with your friends, and stay engaged in the fight to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. This year, we commemorated 40 years of bold action by Ploughshares Fund to promote peace and security around the world and to...

June 9, 2021 - By Ploughshares Fund