Washington Diplomat profiles Joe Cirincione

"I think we can fundamentally change U.S. nuclear policy and in doing so, change the world. But it won’t be easy,” Ploughshares Fund's Joe Cirincione told the Washington Diplomat. “The next 12 months are absolutely crucial. This is why at Ploughshares we are throwing everything we have into this battle."  Reporter John Shaw profiles Cirincione for its series, "People of Influence", focusing on Joe's leadership of Ploughshares' campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons. “We have a very detailed, strategic plan for how we get from here to there and it begins by realizing some very near-term objectives whose victory could unleash the broader security agenda. By this time next year, we believe we can help secure one arms reduction treaty with Russia, set the direction for another treaty that cuts down to 1,000 the total nuclear weapons on each side, get the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive [Nuclear] Test-Ban Treaty, and see a Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that strengthens barriers to the emergence of new nuclear states."