Steven is the father of four children -- Isaac, Luke, Josette and Nathaniel. They are all loving, bright and funny. He is very proud of them. (And thoroughly objective in his analysis.)

Steven was a journalist for more than two decades, spending 10 years as the producer of several national news programs for the public broadcaster Television New Zealand.

He is the author of the book, Silver Tongue – Secrets of Mr. Santa Barbara (2007). (It's about his dad, Larry Crandell -- also loving, bright and funny.)

Steven Crandell works for a world free of nuclear weapons as Director of Development & Public Affairs for the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, an educational 501(c)3 charity.

Blog Entries by Steven Crandell

Honoring Women for Peace

Posted November 5, 2009 | 02:26 PM (EST)


I want to tell a story about three women, a golden dove and the pursuit of peace.

First, some facts:

Two women who have changed the world for the better will be honored at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's 26th Annual Evening for Peace this weekend in Santa...

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Obama to Hold Mini Nuclear Summit at the UN

1 Comments | Posted August 5, 2009 | 10:42 PM (EST)


President Barack Obama has decided to personally lead a meeting of heads of state at the U.N. Security Council. The subject: nuclear weapons.

This week, the U.S. Ambassador the the United Nations, Susan Rice, announced the unusual move:

"The Security Council has an essential role in preventing the...
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Start a Revolution With A Video -- A 17 Year-Old Wins National Competition

4 Comments | Posted July 31, 2009 | 12:14 PM (EST)


The most effective way to start a revolution in the 21st century is with a video camera and an internet connection.

A 17 year-old high schooler from Santa Barbara has just shown why. He had the winning entry in the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's national video contest. Take a...

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Is the World Getting Saner? Consider These Rational International Developments

5 Comments | Posted July 11, 2009 | 03:58 PM (EST)


This decade began with shock and madness. The tragedy of 9/11 was followed by the declaration of war without end.

We called it the War on Terror, but in reality, it was a war against no one in particular -- and therefore against anyone.

The Iraq War continued the...

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8 Minutes that Can Help Change the World -- Sneak Peak of New Video Featuring President Obama

Posted June 23, 2009 | 05:47 PM (EST)


There's a new DVD about the most urgent catastrophic threat facing our planet. And it features a leader who is determined to do something about it.

As U.S. President Barack Obama says in the video: "This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without...

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A Call to President Obama -- Convene Talks Now for a Nuclear Weapons-Free Middle East

7 Comments | Posted June 12, 2009 | 11:41 AM (EST)


What if we took one of the most volatile regions on earth and made it a nuclear weapons free zone?

Good idea, isn't it.

So good, in fact, that the 189 countries party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty have already pledged to work for that goal. They did that...

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Nuclear Weapons Breakthrough -- Obama & Medvedev Make Fresh START

Posted April 3, 2009 | 12:56 PM (EST)


There is history being made in London this week and it has nothing to do with the G-20's response to our economic difficulties.

The key players are U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.

The issues are security, international relations and the most immediate catastrophic threat of all,...

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White House Welcome for Nuclear Disarmament

Posted March 24, 2009 | 11:42 AM (EST)


The White House rolls out the welcome mat for the nuclear abolition movement.

Sounds strange, doesn't it. But guess what?

The goal of nuclear disarmament is no longer just a dream. On the contrary, it's now official policy.

It's there on the White House website, in both...

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Less than Wireless -- and Loving It

Posted March 6, 2009 | 02:23 PM (EST)


Once upon a time, a very clumsy man leaned over the bath to get a polar bear (plastic) for his children.

His cellphone slipped from his shirt pocket -- the victim of gravity and poor pocket choice -- and plunged into the water.

The man quickly pulled it out. But...

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Major Cuts in Nuclear Arsenals; U.S. - Russia Talks

Posted February 5, 2009 | 05:44 PM (EST)


The news is not just noteworthy, it could be a game-changer.

A London Times story by Tim Reid quotes a White House official saying :

We are going to re-engage Russia in a more traditional, legally binding arms reduction process... Nobody would be surprised if the number [of...
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A Second Chance to Vote for Change

Posted January 7, 2009 | 11:39 AM (EST)


Can nuclear disarmament become a priority issue in Washington?

Absolutely.

And we can do it in less than 10 days.

Everyone understands the issue is important, but many people have believed it is impossible to make progress.

That's changing. Here's how we can do it.

The social networking...

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From Russia, With 70 New Nukes

Posted December 23, 2008 | 11:14 AM (EST)


As we rightfully concern ourselves with how to address this dysfunctional world economy of ours, let us remember this:

Nuclear war will ruin any economic recovery.

But this has been true for decades, you might say. Why worry?

Here is one reason -- from the Associated Press wire:

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Renewed Hope for Peace

Posted November 5, 2008 | 03:58 PM (EST)


A new dawn of American leadership is at hand. . . Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and...
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A Heartbeat Away from Controlling Our Nuclear Arsenal

Posted October 3, 2008 | 06:13 PM (EST)


Nuclear weapons pose the ultimate test of presidential judgment. Once launched, these weapons change world history forever.

More than 70 percent of Americans want to get rid of all nuclear weapons under a verifiable, internationally-agreed regime, according to a major poll last year. But even under the best...

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North Korea Re-Starts Plutonium Production

Posted September 26, 2008 | 01:42 PM (EST)


It's enough to give you radioactive indigestion. While the United States deals with a potential economic meltdown, North Korea has decided to restart plutonium production at its five-megawatt nuclear reactor.

That's the word from the world's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. This was how Melissa Fleming,...

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Google CEO Identifies Top Two World Priorities

Posted September 22, 2008 | 02:51 PM (EST)


Google boss Eric Schmidt has identified what he believes are the world's two biggest challenges. And neither of them are named Microsoft.

In an interview on NPR's "All Things Considered" last week, he said:

"If you assume that the two largest issues in the world are the possibility of...
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Good Weapons Make Good Neighbors

Posted August 5, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)


We must eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us.

The sentiments of the Japanese people are clear on this matter. No country has suffered as Japan has from weapons of mass destruction. And no where are people as united in the conviction that nuclear weapons must never be used...

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Solar Energy Breakthrough

Posted August 4, 2008 | 01:45 PM (EST)


How can we store the sun's energy and use it later when the sun isn't shining? That has been one of the biggest challenges facing the widespread implementation of solar power.

Now it appears that an answer may come from trying to duplicate what plants do.

A Masschusetts Institute...

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The Berlin Nuclear Challenge

Posted July 24, 2008 | 04:48 PM (EST)


Senator Barack Obama spoke these words in Berlin:

This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The two superpowers that faced each other across the wall of this city came too close too often to destroying all we have built and all...
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The Dalai Lama Sends Message to White House

Posted June 26, 2008 | 05:22 PM (EST)


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The XIVth Dalai Lama has sent a message to the next occupant of the White House by signing an appeal that could fundamentally change the prospects for eliminating nuclear weapons world-wide.

It's called US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World --...

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