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.
The Ploughshares-funded Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced today the move of the minute hand of the "Doomsday Clock" by one minute. This decision emphasizses how much needs to be accomplished, while at the same time
A new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms agreement to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is a month overdue and will take another couple of weeks at least to complete. Most of the 100+ page document is already agreed to in principle, including the headline numbers.
With its latest editorial calling for more nuclear weapons and more weapons spending, the Wall Street Journal has gone over a journalistic cliff. The serious factual errors in its Jan. 5 screed, "A False Nuclear Start," raise serious questions about the newspaper's credibility and integrity.
The primary stumbling block to START negotiations has been a disagreement on how to even measure a reduction in nuclear weapons, arms-control experts say. Long-range nuclear missiles and bombers have the capacity to carry multiple, independently targeted weapons.
During her December 2009 visit to Afghanistan, Lisa Schirch, director of the Ploughshares-funded 3D Security Initiative filmed individuals and organizations working to build bridges across social divides.
With Iran's crackdown on protesters intensifying, the Obama administration and allied governments are rethinking their approach to planned sanctions in hopes of focusing the punishments more tightly on the Iranian leadership, U.S. officials say.
In a thorough review expected to be completed early this year, the size, structure, and even the very mission of America’s nuclear arsenal are being reconsidered as part of President Obama’s pledge to reduce the role of the world’s most deadly weapons.
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) garnered the highest number of votes in an online poll to determine the "2009 Arms Control Person of the Year." Lugar was nominated for "his long-running support for U.S.
Next year will be crucial for global nuclear non-proliferation efforts. All eyes will be on the United States and Russia to see if the two top atomic powers can reach a deal to reduce their arsenals.