Download the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud. In 1983, a movie was released about nuclear war that shocked 100 million Americans. This episode dives into the movie and how it impacted President Reagan to change his views on nuclear weapons policy. Washington Post Reporter Dan Zak is also interviewed about his book […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in The Salem News
Read the full piece here. Former Congressman John Tierney of Salem said he hoped everyone would rally around the Capitol Police and those injured in the shooting. “This is not a time for partisanship,” said Tierney, who is now executive director for the Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and […]
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Global Security
Arms Control Now As many policy experts know, the true dividing line between fact and fiction in international security is drawn in the budget. You want to know the real policy priorities? Follow the money. And that is exactly what policy experts are doing now in the United States, as the Trump administration unveils its […]
Will Missile Defense Keep America Safe?
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation explains Ground-based Miscourse Missile Defense (GMD) and why it cannot be relied on to protect the United States from long-range missiles carrying nuclear weapons. Watch the animated video below.
Mini Particle Accelerators Make Cancer Treatment Safer for Everyone
WIRED THE KORLE BU Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana—the third largest hospital in Africa—houses two radiation machines for treating cancer patients. Both are relatively new, purchased by Ghana’s Ministry of Health in the last few years. Both produce powerful X-rays that can penetrate your skin to kill tumor cells in your body. People from all […]