For over 40 years Ploughshares Fund has supported the most effective people and organizations in the world to reduce and ultimately eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons.
Ploughshares Fund mourns the passing of Dr. Bruce Blair and extends our deepest condolences to his family. His unexpected death this week is an irreparable loss for our community and for global efforts to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Dr. Blair was a pioneer in the field, starting as a US...
by Zack Brown, originally published in The National Interest. Listen to the whole episode on Press the Button.Most Americans are only familiar with a symbolic history of the atomic bomb, one that can lead people “to be very supportive of policies that have been bad for the country,” argued...
American policymakers “have reverted back to Cold War thinking” on US nuclear weapons, argues former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry in his new book with Ploughshares Fund’s Tom Collina, “...
The Ploughshares Fund board of directors recently awarded $1.1 million in new grants to 15 organizations working to reduce nuclear risks and prevent conflict in regions where nuclear weapons exist. "These grants reflect the rapidly changing environment we are living in, and the interconnection...
Do facts matter? Not to today’s Republican Party, argues Steve Benen, the Emmy Award-winning producer of The Rachel Maddow Show, in his essential new book, The Imposters: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics. “The current iteration of the GOP is indifferent to the...
In 1981, when Ploughshares Fund founder Sally Lilienthal gathered her friends together in her San Francisco living room to address the looming crisis of the Cold War, William Matson Roth was there. For forty years, he and his wife, Joan Osborn Roth enjoyed their dear friend Sally’s gatherings,...
When she saw the video of George Floyd’s murder, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, an arms control expert who had spent years ascending the ranks of Washington’s national security elite, felt she had to act. With the help of her colleague, Neda Shaheen, Jenkins penned an open letter titled, “Standing...
Ploughshares Fund is proud to welcome Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins as the newest member of its board of directors. Globally recognized for her diplomatic leadership in the international security field, and for her ability to break down communication barriers, Amb. Jenkins brings a much appreciated...
Watch an introduction to the BombSquad, fellows from Beyond the Bomb, led by Tristan Guyette and Molly Hurley, live-streamed via Zoom on June 8, 2020. The BombSquad is Beyond the Bomb's group of young activists working to stop nuclear war and build grassroots support for nuclear policy reform....
Watch Speaker Nancy Pelosi welcome people via video to Chain Reaction: Securing Our Future, live-streamed via Zoom on June 8, 2020, by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The global COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the need to reprioritize the policies that keep...
Watch the final part of Chain Reaction: Securing Our Future, live-streamed via Zoom on June 8, 2020, featuring a special tribute to outgoing Ploughshares Fund president Joe Cirincione from Michael Douglas, actor, producer, and UN Messenger of Peace. Joe Cirincione gives his last public address...
Members of the Science & Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists joined Chain Reaction: Securing Our Future, live-streamed via Zoom on June 8, 2020, for a discussion on the nuclear, environmental, and public health threats facing the world today. The panel guests are as...
Chain Reaction is Ploughshares Fund’s annual gala, gathering leaders in our field, devoted partners, and new advocates to generate a nexus of ideas, opportunities, and strategies to advance nuclear policy and promote the elimination of nuclear weapons. Enjoy the full video of Chain Reaction:...
The state of the union today is a state of upheaval, said veteran journalist David Corn. We are in the midst of a perfect storm of interlocking crises — a pandemic that has killed one hundred and ten thousand Americans, an economic collapse that threatens tens of millions more, nationwide...
What makes nuclear weapons different from every other weapon? As we approach the 75th anniversary of the testing of the first atomic bomb, it is worth taking a closer look at the most powerful weapon ever invented. Most national security experts are familiar with fission and fusion. The atomic...
