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President Trump vowed on Thursday, as The New York Times put it, to “reinvigorate and reinvent American missile defenses.” The president’s problematic presentation followed the release of his administration's long-delayed Missile Defense Review, a wasteful, destabilizing plan which...
January 13 marks the one-year anniversary of the false Hawaii missile alert. That’s when nearly every radio, television and cell phone in Hawaii broadcast a mistaken official message that read, "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill." Hawaiians...
An anonymous longtime Ploughshares Fund donor believes that now is the time to expand our base of support so we can increase our impact and make progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. Between now and June 30, 2019, this donor will match all new gifts between $5,000 and $10,000, up to $5,...
As we reach the end of another tumultuous year in US nuclear policy, the work and mission of Ploughshares Fund has never been more urgent. I'm writing to ask you to consider giving generously today. Last year at this time, North Korea tested its most powerful missile yet — one capable of...
Ploughshares Fund, together with the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility presented a joint conference focused on the urgency of US and local nuclear weapons issues. Gathering at the University of...
Our conference, Future of US Nuclear Policy, was a tremendous success. A full house watched and participated at the St. Regis in Washington, DC and thousands watched online. We received great coverage from ...
Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) is poised to head the House Armed Services Committee when the new Congress convenes in January 2019. Rep. Smith is a champion of moving nuclear weapons policy in the right direction. Leaders such as Rep. Smith are critical in reversing the Trump administration's...
Since the election of President Donald Trump two years ago, advocates of sane nuclear policy have been faced with a serious deficit of enlightened political leadership in key positions of power. President Trump has called for new and more "usable"” nuclear weapons, is seeking to abandon key arms...
Join us on Wednesday, November 14th on Facebook for a livestreamed, in-depth briefing on the future of US nuclear policy. This event will be live streamed on the Ploughshares Fund Facebook page. The conference will feature major speeches by Rep. Adam Smith, Sen. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Ted Lieu,...
Ploughshares Fund announces the launch of its new Women’s Initiative as a vital part of its collective efforts to realize a world free of nuclear weapons and where all people are guaranteed the right to a safe and secure future. “It’s simple,” said Joe Cirincione, Ploughshares Fund President, “...
Jenny Town is a Research Analyst at the Stimson Center and the Managing Editor and Producer of Ploughshares Fund grantee 38 North, a web journal that provides policy and technical analysis on North Korea. We recently asked her about denuclearization talks and the September meeting between South...
We are proud to welcome Terry Gamble Boyer of San Francisco, CA as new Chair of our Board of Directors. She has served on the Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors since 2011, and succeeds out-going chair Mary Lloyd Estrin of Los Angeles, CA. Gamble Boyer assumes the chair of a board that is...
There is a very real possibility that President Trump is about to start a new war in the Middle East. In July, in a late-night tweet from the White House, President Trump threatened Iran, in all caps, with “CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED.” War with Iran...
Ploughshares Fund Policy Director Tom Collina appeared on BBC World News on September 19, 2018 to discuss the recent summit between President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, and Chairman Kim Jong-un of North Korea on efforts to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and production has had on people and the planet. We’ve compiled a diverse list of some of the best books about nuclear weapons. From well-loved classics, to...