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.

A Conversation on Nuclear Security

Watch Michelle Dover (Program Director at Ploughshares Fund), Emma Belcher (leader of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's Nuclear Challenges program, member of advisory committee of N Square), and Eric Schlosser (author and producer of Command & Control and Fast...

June 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Alex Wellerstein on the "New" Nuclear Arms Race

Watch Alex Wellerstein's demonstration of NUKEMAP, an interactive map that uses declassified nuclear weapons effects data to model the explosion of nuclear weapons (contemporary, historical, or of any given arbitrary yield) on virtually any terrain and at virtually any altitude. He discusses the...

June 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ben Rhodes on No First Use and Ploughshares Fund

Watch Ben Rhodes' discussion of a No First Use nuclear weapons policy and see a video promoting that policy. We had the privilege of hearing him speak about the importance of a recent...

June 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
A Tribute to Lewis H. Butler

Watch Rachel Pike, Director of Product Marketing at Grand Rounds, Ploughshares Fund Board Member, and granddaughter of Sally Lilienthal, founder of Ploughshares Fund at Chain Reaction 2019: A New Moment. She delivers a tribute to Lewis H. "Lew" Butler, the founding Chair of the Ploughshares Fund...

June 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Terry Gamble Boyer Welcome Remarks

Watch Terry Gamble Boyer, Chair of the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors, writer, co-founder of the Caldera Foundation, and Master of Ceremonies at Chain Reaction 2019: A New Moment. She delivers opening remarks welcoming guests to the event, thanking supporters of Chain Reaction, and...

June 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Chain Reaction 2019: A New Moment

New congressional leadership, the dynamic start of the presidential campaigns, and a new wave of citizen activism gives us promise that we can prevent the worst from happening in the current administration and forge a saner nuclear policy for the next. Today, we see hope amassed in A New...

April 26, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
Yasmeen Silva on Mobilizing Against Nuclear Weapons

This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 featured Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, author and producer Eric Schlosser, and former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, and was a special tribute to William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense...

July 11, 2018 - By Ploughshares Fund
A Conversation on Leadership + Democracy at Chain Reaction 2018

This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 was a special tribute to William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary of Defense, who has dedicated his life and legacy to reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons and remains one of the most outspoken advocates for...

July 11, 2018 - By Ploughshares Fund
Ben Rhodes on Nuclear Threats During the Obama Administration

This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 featured Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, author and producer Eric Schlosser, and Beyond the Bomb's US Field Organizer, Yasmeen Silva, and was a special tribute to William J. Perry, 19th US Secretary...

July 11, 2018 - By Ploughshares Fund
Eric Schlosser on Nuclear Dangers Facing the World

This year's Chain Reaction 2018: Leadership + Democracy in San Francisco on June 25, 2018 featured Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, and Beyond the Bomb's US Field Organizer, Yasmeen Silva, and was a special tribute to William J. Perry,...

July 10, 2018 - By Ploughshares Fund