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HOUSE CONSIDERS VARIOUS NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUESThis past week has brought a lot of focus to key national security issues in Congress. The House considered the annual Defense Authorization bill, a vehicle for votes on many defense, foreign policy and other national security issues. The House Armed Services Committee had already voted to add $37 billion […]

OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION IS 60! WATCH AND LISTEN TO OUR FOUNDER Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Leo Szilard met with a group of fellow scientists June 2, 1962, to form the Council for a Livable World, the Center’s sister organization, after months of touting this idea on a speaking tour of college campuses nationwide. In his […]

THE LATEST ON RUSSIAN NUCLEAR THREATS As the team here at the Center continues to track new developments in Ukraine, the nuclear risks of the current crisis remain top of mind. We have continued to update a series of frequently asked questions about the nuclear issues involved in the Ukraine crisis. They answer questions about why Ukraine is […]

“THE DOOR SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN TO DIPLOMACY” As the team here at the Center continues to track new developments in Ukraine, the nuclear risks of the current crisis remain top of mind. In a rare joint statement, the Boards of Directors of both the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and its sister organization, the […]

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE BRINGS NEW ATTENTION TO NUCLEAR ISSUES A lot has changed since last month’s newsletter, which went out just a few days before Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Since then, our team has primarily focused on educating Congress, the press and the public about what’s happening in Ukraine, particularly as it relates to […]