Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and executive director Angela Canterbury explain why Congress should support the deal with Iran.
The Living Legacy of Council Founder Leo Szilard
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the culmination of the secret Manhattan Project, which produced the first atomic bombs. As one of the preeminent scientists to suggest the extreme danger posed by these weapons, Leo Szilard founded the Council for a Livable World in 1962. His legacy lives on through the Council’s committed efforts to decrease the threat of nuclear weapons.
Angela Canterbury Quoted in Press Release on Anti-Nuclear Terror Legislation
“It took a decade, but Congress has finally passed legislation vital to global efforts to prevent and punish nuclear terrorism,” said Executive Director Angela Canterbury.
Highlights of the 2015 NPT Review Conference
The 2015 Review Conference for the Non-Proliferation Treaty has finished. There was so much that could have been done, but regrettably, this year’s conference failed to produce a final consensus document (which also happened in 2005). This means that previous commitments have still not been achieved, and worse, no plans have been made to remedy this.
Summary of FY2016 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water Bill
By: Greg Terryn On May 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee completed its work on the energy and water spending bill which includes nuclear weapons and non-proliferation programs. If this bill becomes law, it will determine how the U.S. will fund critical nuclear security activities, as well as how much we will spend in Fiscal Year […]
