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"We can no longer continue in this doctrine that we have used for many decades," said former CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson at the premier of Countdown to Zero in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "The world has changed profoundly and fundamentally."
In the next round of nuclear negotiations, the United States and Russia "need to pursue much deeper cuts in their nuclear stockpiles and agree to a lower level of launch readiness." That's the argument that Bruce Blair, Victor Esin, Matthew McKinzie, Vakery Yarynich and Pavel Zolotarev make in "Smaller and Safer: A New Plan for Nuclear Postures," an article in the September/ October 2010 issue of Foreign Affairs.
In the northwest region of Pakistan, which has been devastated by dramatic floods, Ploughshares Fund grantee Internews is providing glimmers of hope to local residents.
Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic ignited a vigorous debate in the media about the likelihood of an Israeli strike on Iran with his recent article "The Point of No Return." Dr. Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council and a Ploughshares grantee, took to the pages of Salon to rebut Goldberg's assessment that an Israeli strike on Iran is inevitable.
Historic flooding is covering vast swaths of Pakistan, affecting the lives of millions. PRI’s The World - a Ploughshares grantee - reports on the devastating human toll and the growing aide effort.
Last month, the CIA and the National Counterterrorism Center co-hosted a screening of Countdown to Zero. Countdown to Zero is a powerful new documentary about the nuclear threat and the solution: zero nuclear weapons.
Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the Senate to ratify the New START treaty after returning from recess in September. Further delays in New START ratification will only erode U.S. national security interests.
This morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took to the podium with one message: “Our national security is at risk.” The Senate, she said, cannot afford to delay on the New Strategic Arms Reductio
After setting September 15 as the date for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on the New START nuclear reductions agreement with Russia, Chairman John Kerry wrote in a letter to his colleague
As of August 9th, It's been 247 days since the U.S. and Russia last were able to inspect each other's strategic nuclear arsenals under the provisions of the now-lapsed START I treaty.
After setting September 15 as the date for a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote on the New START nuclear reductions agreement with Russia, Chairman John Kerry wrote in a letter to his colleagues.