Nuclear Weapons

The Terminator Targets Nukes, 'Idiots' Who Want Them

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) delivered a powerful endorsement of the New START treaty while mocking those who try to pump up their manhood with nuclear weapons.

November 2, 2010 - By Joe Cirincione
ACA and NSN See No Link Between ICBM Incident and New START

Last week a computer glitch caused 50 ICBMs to go offline in Wyoming.

November 1, 2010 - By Reid Pauly
Russia Today

Joe gives an interview on Russia Today following a computer failure that disrupted communications with 50 nuclear missiles in Wyoming.

October 27, 2010 - By Reid Pauly
Making the Grade: Are Countries Living Up to their Nonproliferation & Disarmament Commitments?

How well do countries measure up to their nonproliferation and disarmament commitments?

October 27, 2010 - By Reid Pauly
The Potential for Converting a Nuclear Test Facility for Warhead Dismantlements

The U.S. has thousands of nuclear weapons in the queue for dismantlement, but it could take over a decade to complete dismantlements.

October 21, 2010 - By Sarah Beth Cross
UK Delays Decision on Trident Nuclear Submarines "Until Around 2016"

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to cut military personnel and hardware in an effort to reconfigure a military that he called "overstretched, underequipped and ill-prepared" to meet the unconventional warfare challenges of the future.

October 20, 2010 - By Kelly Bronk
Cirincione at the Luxembourg Forum

In late September, distinguished experts in nuclear security, including Ploughshares' Joe Cirincione, met in Washington DC at the fourth annual meeting of The International Luxemburg Forum for Preventing Nuclear Catastrop

October 18, 2010 - By Reid Pauly
Nuclear Cooperation Beyond New START

"No two countries have a greater impact on global nuclear security than the United States and Russia," writes Ambassador Steven Pifer, Director of the Arms Control Initiative at the Brookings Institution in

October 18, 2010 - By Sarah Beth Cross
Strong Show of Support for New START in Maine

The Maine Medical Association has passed the resolution for New START with the help of the Maine Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (

October 14, 2010 - By Sarah Beth Cross
Understanding Pakistan

Whether you are concerned with success in Afghanistan, preventing nuclear terrorism, or any other host of global security issues, the link between the stability of Pakistan and the security of the world is very clear.

October 13, 2010 - By Reid Pauly