The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence DVD

The Foundation’s DVD The Myth of Nuclear Deterrence is a five-minute animated video that debunks the myth that nuclear deterrence keeps us safe.

The video is free to watch on our website. You can download a high resolution copy of the video here. You can also order a DVD, which also contains our previous videos US Leadership for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World and Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future, as well as the winning videos from our 2009 and 2010 Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest.

A new DVD featuring recent Foundation lectures and activities will be produced and distributed in 2012.

"The Dangers of Nuclear Deterrence" Conference

In February 2011 the Foundation hosted a conference on the dangers of nuclear deterrence. Made possible in part by the Gamble Fund for Peace and International Law, the conference brought together experts on nuclear deterrence from around the world for a strategy meeting in Santa Barbara, CA. For more information about the conference, including the final document "The Santa Barbara Declaration," click here.

Emerging Nuclear Threats

The Foundation’s Emerging Nuclear Threats program is aimed at countering the new, more urgent nuclear threats from existing and potential nuclear weapons states, as well as non-state entities. These risks include increased planning for the use of nuclear weapons, nuclear terrorism, and the continued threat of nuclear proliferation. The program seeks to decrease these threats through education, analysis, policy recommendations and advocacy.

The Foundation will participate in the 2012 Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to be held in Vienna, Austria in May 2012 by preparing a briefing booklet and organizing a panel of experts at the event. We will also provide analysis following the Conference.

Ongoing analysis and policy recommendations in this area are offered and distributed on a regular basis.

Action Alert Network

The Action Alert Network is a national online advocacy campaign seeking to educate and mobilize concerned citizens on key nuclear issues and to encourage their communication on these issues with their elected representatives and other appropriate officials.  The campaign focuses on policy recommendations and advocacy opportunities for citizens.  The campaign promotes implementation of US nuclear policies that will lead to halting proliferation; stopping new nuclear weapons development and production; addressing health effects and environmental cleanup; and seeking to achieve complete global nuclear disarmament. 

Legislative and policy alerts are sent to our ever-growing list of online activists.  We will also be working collaboratively with community grassroots organizations across the country and with DC-based organizations to leverage the strength of the campaign.

NAPF Distinguished Fellow

Daniel Ellsberg serves as a NAPF Distinguished Fellow. He is currently working on a book and a series of articles providing a historical account and assessment of the dangers of US nuclear policy.

Middle Powers Initiative

The Foundation is a founding member of the Middle Powers Initiative (MPI), a coalition of eight international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) seeking the cooperation of middle power governments and civil society organizations in pursuit of a treaty eliminating nuclear weapons worldwide. 

The Foundation will be participating in MPI activities throughout the year.

To learn more about this project and the other co-sponsoring organizations, visit www.middlepowers.org.

NuclearFiles.org

Nuclear Files is the Foundation’s principal educational website for students, educators, researchers and the public exploring the political, legal and ethical challenges of the Nuclear Age.  By providing background information, an extensive timeline, access to primary documents and analysis, this site is one of the preeminent online educational resources in this field.  Nuclear Files is part of the Nuclear Pathways collaborative, a national clearinghouse on nuclear information supported by the National Science Foundation.

In 2012, the Foundation will continue to expand information provided in the Key Issues, Library and Timeline sections, and further broaden and expand the Educator’s Section and community.

To learn more about Nuclear Files, visit www.nuclearfiles.org

WagingPeace.org

www.WagingPeace.org is the Foundation’s primary website covering current nuclear weapons policy and other relevant issues of global security.  The site includes information about the Foundation’s activities and offers visitors the opportunity to participate in online advocacy and activism.  The site additionally offers a unique archive section containing hundreds of articles and essays on issues ranging from nuclear weapons policy to international law and youth activism.  The site is updated frequently.

The Sunflower

The Sunflower is the Foundation’s free monthly electronic newsletter is provided to over 50,000 online members.  It includes current issues involving global security, nuclear policy, disarmament, proliferation, energy, waste, missile defense, resources and action items, as well as current and upcoming Foundation activities.  We publish 12 issues annually at the beginning of each month.

Current and back issues can be viewed on the Foundation’s website here. This e-newsletter is available in HTML format and can be downloaded from the website as a PDF document.