Global Zero Announces Step-by-Step Process for Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

(Washington, DC 6/29/09) The Global Zero Commission, a group of political and military leaders from the U.S., Russia and other key countries, today outlined a step-by-step process to achieve the elimination of nuclear weapons.  The goal was called for by Presidents Obama and Medvedev at their first meeting on April 1.  The plan includes specific recommendations for the Obama and Medvedev administrations in advance of the July 6-8 Moscow Summit.   Read the Global Zero Action Plan here.  Ploughshares Fund board member Chuck Hagel is a member and major spokesperson for the Global Zero Commission.  Global Zero is a Ploughshares-supported initiative.