Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

September 11 25th
25 Years Since September 11

In remembrance of the tragic 9/11 attacks, our staff members provided reflections on where they were that fateful morning and how the events of that day have shaped their lives in the 25 years since. With perspectives ranging from individuals who were working at the Pentagon and Capitol complexes that morning to young children with no recollection of a world before those attacks.

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Learn about stockpiles of nuclear weapons and nuclear material around the globe.

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Fact Sheets

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A Costly Silence: The Choice Is Ours

In our last Nukes of Hazard episode, we kicked off our special series from Omaha, Nebraska, where the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation partnered with Nebraskans for Peace for an event titled A Costly Silence: Why Your Policymakers Should Be Talking About the Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget. Executive Director John Tierney and moderator Alex Bell […]

A Costly Silence: Eisenhower’s Warning

With proposed U.S. Pentagon and weapons spending zooming past $1 trillion — and proposals on Capitol Hill racing toward $1.5 trillion — why aren’t policymakers talking about where this money is going, and what is their silence costing everyday Americans? For this four-part special series, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation traveled to Omaha, […]

Why aren’t your policymakers talking about the trillion-dollar Pentagon budget?

By Connor Murray and Emma Sandifer  In mid-October, many members of the Center’s team took our mission of educating decision makers on the road. This time, instead of Members of Congress and their staff, we engaged an even more consequential group: the people they work for. Together with a team of experts from other organizations, […]

You can destroy a facility. What about knowledge?

By Rana Agahi When a country gives up or loses a nuclear weapons program, what actually disappears? Unlike a warhead, laboratory or centrifuge, knowledge cannot simply be dismantled. Nuclear programs depend not only on machines and materials, but also on the tacit knowledge scientists gain through experience and cannot always pass on through instructions alone. […]

BONUS Episode: The True Costs of War – Moderated Question and Answer Session

What are the true costs of endless defense spending and how does military expenditure contribute to economic “leakage”? How can reallocating defense resources address urgent challenges like climate security and where can we find sources of hope in the fight for policy reform? In this BONUS episode of Nukes of Hazard, we return to our […]

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