ICBM modernization

  • Investing in Cures Before Missiles

    On March 26, 2021, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced the Investing in Cures Before Missiles (ICBM) Act. The legislation was welcomed by many key people and organizations in the nuclear policy community, including Ploughshares Fund. The legislation...

    April 14, 2021 - By Will Lowry
  • The Nuclear Arsenal Problem You Never Saw Coming

    Former Defense Secretary William J. Perry lambasted the policy of presidential sole authority over the nation’s nuclear weapons, saying it was “in complete contrast with the Constitution, which reserved for Congress the right to declare war.” The issue of nuclear control was back in the news...

    October 20, 2020 - By Zack Brown
  • Rep. Adam Smith on US Nuclear Policy

    On Thursday, October 24, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Chairman Adam Smith of the House Armed Services Committee delivered the keynote talk at a special briefing we hosted on the future of US nuclear policy. He outlined his vision for US nuclear policy, including his funding...

    October 29, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund
  • William Hartung on Press the Button

    This is a transcript of a recent interview from the podcast Press the Button. William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, sits down with Joe Cirincione to discuss the corporate connection to US arms sales...

    August 19, 2019 - By Ploughshares Fund