RUSSIA DEMONSTRATES NEW NUCLEAR MISSILE; UNITED STATES AND NATO ALLIES WITHDRAW FROM TREATY Fighting continues in Ukraine as a long, cold winter quickly approaches and once again, thousands of Ukrainians are left without power following Russian strikes on energy facilities. As Congress struggles to agree on further aid packages amidst ongoing spending and unrelated debates, Europe has […]
Front and Center: September 25, 2023
THE FUTURE OF ARMS CONTROL: ANNUAL CONFERENCE RECAP The Center hosted its annual conference September 19 with both in-person and virtual attendees, including hundreds of supporters like you. The theme was the future of arms control, and our expert speakers discussed critical topics including involving China in arms control negotiations, the changing role of arms […]
Front and Center: August 20, 2023
CRANES FOR OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN MARKS 78TH ANNIVERSARIES OF U.S. ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF JAPAN August 6 and 9 this year marked the 78th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings. For the third year in a row, the Center participated in the #CranesForOurFuture campaign that was launched in 2021 by Hiroshima Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, the Nuclear Threat […]
Front and Center: July 23, 2023
‘OPPENHEIMER’ MOVIE: FURTHER READING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW ENGAGEMENT Oppenheimer, a film by Christopher Nolan about the man known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb, hit theaters this past weekend and, along with Barbie as part of the “Barbenheimer” cultural phenomenon, broke box office records. American Prometheus, the book on which Oppenheimer is based, is back on best-selling charts […]
Front and Center: June 18, 2023
LONGTIME ANTI-NUCLEAR ACTIVIST DANIEL ELLSBERG HAS DIED Daniel Ellsberg, the man best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers during the Vietnam War, died Friday. Ellsberg was a longtime anti-war and anti-nuclear weapons activist who when he announced his decision to decline chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in March pledged to spend the time he had left speaking […]