Global Zero

A Malicious Nun?

Helen Young | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Ploughshares Fund, Bangor 5, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Arsenals, Plougshares 8, Nuclear Proliferation, Sister Anne Montgomery, General James Cartwright, General Cartwright, Global Zero, Crime News
Helen Young

Sister Anne Montgomery is one of the Bangor 5, who broke into a nuclear base near Seattle as a symbolic wakeup call to the world which, they believe, is sleepwalking toward nuclear annihilation with the United States leading the way.

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The Avengers' Nuclear Villain

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Broken Arrow, Nato, The Avengers, Thunderball, Skyline, Nuclear Weapons, Aliens, Independence Day, Armageddon, Global Zero, New York City, Gen. James Cartwright, Dr. Strangelove, Entertainment News
Joe Cirincione

The blockbuster problem in The Avengers is the writers' desire to turn a nuclear weapon into a golden bullet that can save the day -- even if this bomb is more likely to ruin it.

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The Indispensable Choice: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

Lawrence Bender | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Global Zero, Politics News
Lawrence Bender

Rather than retreating from the precipice of an avoidable disaster, almost all of the nine nuclear weapons countries are upgrading their nuclear arms, at an estimated total cost of one trillion dollars over the next decade.

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The Bottom Line Case for Zeroing Out Nuclear Weapons

Michael Rose | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Ronald Reagan Library, Richard Branson, Reykjavik, Start, Jeff Skoll, Richard Burt, Dr. Lawrence Korb, Mahmud Durrani, Global Zero, Mikhail Gorbachev, Politics News
Michael Rose

Substantial cuts can be made without endangering our safety and that this would increase the moral authority of the United States while diminishing the threat of proliferation.

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Dan Froomkin

Global Zero Nuclear Summit Aims To Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Worldwide

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Russia Nuclear Power, Nuclear Disarmament, Obama Nuclear, Global Zero Conference, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Power, North Korea Nuclear Power, No Nukes, Global Zero Summit, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Global Zero Meeting, Nuclear Powers, Global Zero, Obama Nuclear Power, Global Zero Nuclear, World News

Nuclear weapons were once the ultimate symbol of super power. But in this era of terrorism and nuclear proliferation, they have come to signify exactl...

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People Of Faith Must Call A Halt To Nuclear Spending

Rev. Richard Cizik | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Matt Brown, Nuclear Weapons, Bruce Blair, Start, International Day of Peace, Global Zero, God's Creation, Christianity and Nuclear Weapons, Religion News
Rev. Richard Cizik

When a path toward inevitable destruction is so frighteningly obvious, hiding in plain sight albeit by a veil of super secrecy by our own government, it's time for someone to call "halt."

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What's It All About: Chatting with Pat Metheny, Jonathan Elias, and Viva Voce

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Masters Apprentices, A View to a Kill, Sting, Nusrat Fateh, Global Zero, Gary Burton, Sinead O'Connor, Doug Martsch, Geoff Emmerick, Alan Parsons, Queen Noor, Nike, Chick Corea, Yes, Jonathan Elias, Simon Le Bon, Chaplin, Keith Jarrett, Alan Freed, Desmund Tutu, Steve Swallow, Daniel Lanois, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, 9 1/2 Weeks, Bach, Mahler, Sonic Youth, Pat Metheny, The Police, Andy Warhol, Michael Jordan, Robert Downey Jr., Herbie Hancock, Keith Haring, Duke Ellington, Alien, Jimmy Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Joni Mitchell, John Taylor, Stravinsky, Linda Manzer, Children of the Corn, Paul Simon, David GIlmour, Lady GaGa, Bud Powell, Nels Cline, Grace Jones, Miles Davis, The Beatles, John Barry, Yahoo, Lyle Mays, Charlie Chaplin, Carly Simon, Yo La Tengo, Ralph Bakshi, Duran Duran, Debussey, Salif Keita, Mtv, Mick Ronson, Prayer Cycle, Jon Anderson, Brian Blade, The Doors, Randy Newman, Alanis Morrisette, Ali Khan, Stephen Malkmus, Wes Montgomery, Gorbachov, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Pat Metheny's new album is titled What's It All About, which is based off a line from the song "Alfie." Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, he tracked him down to talk about it.

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Reaching Global Zero

Valerie Plame Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Valerie Plame, Nuclear Weapons, Highly Enriched Uranium, Global Zero Commission, International Women's Day 2011, International Women's Day Centennial, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Terrorism, International Women's Day, Global Zero, World News
Valerie Plame Wilson

As a former CIA covert operations officer, I believe nuclear proliferation is the most urgent threat we face, regardless of gender. The only solution is to lock down all materials and eliminate all weapons in all countries: Global Zero.

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START-ing the "Countdown to Zero"

Andrea Jimenez Rael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aspen Ideas Festival, Cia, World Security Institute, Nuclear Weapons, Valerie Plame Wilson, Aspen Institute, Start Treaty, An Inconvenient Truth, Grassroots Campaign, Nuclear Terrorism, Cold War, Non-Partisan, Global Zero, Countdown to Zero, Video, Impact News
Andrea Jimenez Rael

Ever since the world first witnessed the blossoming of the mushroom cloud we've been living a constant nightmare of international terrorism. Demonstra...

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'Countdown To Zero' FILM: Musicians Unite To Support Elimination Of Nuclear Weapons, START Treaty (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Countdown to Zero Trailer, Countdown to Zero Tickets, Video, Nuclear Weapons, Start Treaty, Countdown to Zero, Global Zero, Arts News

Musicians of all stripes are coming out to support the new film "Countdown to Zero," which documents the rise of nuclear weapons and advocates the urg...

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A Nuclear Spring

David Manners-Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Global Zero, Politics News
David Manners-Weber

The spring of 2010 will long be remembered as one of the most productive periods in American arms control history. But what exactly does this flurry of activity add up to?

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Queen Noor at Soliya on Obama, Islam and Interpersonal Global Communications

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

No one personifies the concept of thought leader and global citizen more than the Washington, D.C.-born, U.S.-raised, Princeton-educated regal woman w...

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Queen Noor On Nukes, Cross-Cultural Understanding, at CU Boulder

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | ANDREA RAEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost's Citizen Reporting Team In front of hundreds in the CU-Boulder community at Macky Auditorium, Queen Noor al Hussein of Jordan a...

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Bid Farewell to Nuclear Arms

Queen Noor of Jordan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Queen Noor, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Summit, Start Treaty, Nuclear Proliferation, Global Zero, World News
Queen Noor of Jordan

The naysayers are wrong; it is not too late to put the nuclear genie back in its bottle, where it belongs. History has shown us that, through consensus, we can address the most vital global questions.

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Krauthammer, Conservatives Wrong on Nukes

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yemen, Nuclear Weapons, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Saudi Arabia, President Obama, Iran, Votevets, Iraq, Global Zero, Counterinsurgency, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Jon Soltz

Contrary to the claims of prominent conservatives, maintaining a cache of hundreds and hundreds of nuclear warheads is both excessive and ineffective in the post-Cold War world.

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The Global Zero Road Tour: How it All Began

Global Zero Roadies | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Proliferation, Countdown to Zero Movie, Activism, Global Zero, Road Tour, Nukes, Grassrots, Impact News
Global Zero Roadies

We are currently traveling the country as a Global Zero roadies, promoting the compelling new movie, "Countdown to Zero," and building an international, non-partisan movement to eliminate nuclear weapons worldwide.

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Conventional Trident Modification Program: Creating the Possibility of Global Zero for Nuclear Weapons

Dagobert L. Brito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, Obama Administration Nuclear Weapons, Obama Administration Global Zero, Global Zero, CTM Program, Conventional Trident Modification Program, Ctm, Politics News
Dagobert L. Brito

We believe that if the Navy is willing to dedicate some of its nuclear submarines to a CTM role and eliminate the ambiguity that has troubled lawmakers, then we should fund the deployment of the CTM.

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Dick Cheney Is Right; So Is Joe Biden

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harvard, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, National Security, Prague, Missile Defense, Valerie Plame, Joe Biden, Nuclear Terrorism, Department of Energy, Global Zero, Participant Productions, Al Qaeda, Dick Cheney, Nuclear Policy, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says the number one threat to America is nuclear terrorism. He is right. And Joe Biden has the plan for how to prevent it.

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Stephen Colbert's Secret Plan to Defend America

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ploughshares Fund, The Colbert Report, Queen Noor, National Security, Nuclear Strategy, Nuclear Weapons, Grizzly Bears, Russia, Nuclear Posture Review, Start Treaty, United States, Stephen Colbert, Canada, Terrorism, Global Zero, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

Stephen Colbert's plan to string a microscopically thin razor along our entire border is brutal, indiscriminate, dangerous... and smarter than the nuclear defense we now have.

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Queen Noor: "We Are Reaching A Nuclear Tipping Point"

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Queen Noor, Queen Noor of Jordan, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Queen Noor Nuclear, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Queen Noor Nuclear Weapons, Foreign Affairs, Global Zero, UN General Assembly, Queen Noor Globalzero, Queen Noor at Un, World News
Hanna Ingber Win

As President Obama prepares to push the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution on nuclear non-proliferation on Thursday, Queen Noor of Jordan and a...

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