Executive Director John Tierney co-authored an op-ed in The Hill explaining why there’s bipartisan consensus to start closing overseas military bases. The military budget debates in Congress provide members a chance to discuss closing overseas bases to save billions and make America safer. In an era of bitter political divisions, consensus is growing around a […]
The Day That Changed the World Forever
By Abby Pokraka, Program Assistant On July 16, 1945, scientists conducted the Trinity Test. The world would never be the same. That test ushered in a new era dominated by the most immensely destructive weapons ever created. It led to a Cold War which saw, at its peak, more than 70,000 nuclear weapons on the […]
Press the Button
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston was featured on Ploughshares Fund’s podcast, Press the Button, speaking about the National Defense Authorization Act, the “low-yield” nuclear warhead and more.
Center to Host “Managing Global Nuclear Threats” July 24
The Center’s annual summer conference will take place July 24. This year’s theme is Managing Global Nuclear Threats. The event will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106, from 4:30-7 p.m., with a reception to follow. It is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required. The keynote discussion, Reducing […]
In the News: Update on California Incident
The “intruders” who jumped the fence at a nuclear reactor in Sunol on Wednesday, July 10th 2019, were two California teenagers. The teens jumped the fence “into the Vallecitos property, [but] they never got near any of the high-security area within the facility” according to local police. The facility does have highly enriched uranium (HEU) […]
