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Former Massachusetts Congressman; Executive Director, Council for a and Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation

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  1. 30 Nov 2018

    A conversation America needs to have.

    . is delivering a foreign policy speech this afternoon. Progressives should follow her lead and join the conversation about how we can support stronger, smarter engagement in the world.
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  2. 25 Sep 2018

    Would RDJ and CE speak out in favor of nuclear weapons restraint with ? ⚡️ “Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans have a friendship best described by Disney characters”

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    5 Sep 2018

    Hey, West Wing & fans! Check out the latest episode featuring Exec Dir , who talks about the episode, current nuclear policy issues & how to support our candidates. Shout out to and , also mentioned! Listen:

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    13 Jul 2018

    Get to know our endorsee . She served as a sr. policy advisor to SecStates and and to , who was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration. We need her in Congress!

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    16 Jul 2018

    73 years ago today, the world's 1st nuclear explosive test took place in the New Mexico desert. Our founder Leo Szilard helped build that bomb before becoming a vocal proponent for disarmament. Sr. Policy Dir. describes her visit to the site.

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    16 Jul 2018

    This would really be putting “America first.” But it would also put everyone’s safety first.

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    13 Jul 2018

    Great! Let's start with renewing existing arms control treaties like New START, working toward a tangible agreement with North Korea and re-joining the JCPOA.

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  8. 16 Jul 2018

    This is the one area (New START extension) that could have been the proverbial "no-brainer" for the U.S. had the Administration been properly prepared for the Helsinki event. should have to explain if he failed to capitalize on the opportunity.

    If Trump and Putin do not address nuclear issues, their failure would not only betray the hollowness of their claims to a strong working relationship but would also pose grave risks to global security.
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    25 May 2018

    “Our world is going backwards,” the UN chief said. “Governments are pouring resources into updating old weapons systems, developing new ones, and entering into what many see as a new arms race, based on quality rather than quantity.”

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    29 May 2018

    Wasting money deploying more nuclear weapons would be a step in the wrong direction.

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    25 May 2018

    “If the Trump administration is going to call off summits because of the North Koreans using belligerent language, there’s never going to be a summit,” said Policy Analyst James McKeon.

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    26 May 2018

    “ can blame North Korea’s hostile rhetoric for his decision, but the reality is that the Trump administration had no unified diplomatic strategy from the beginning.” –Exec. Dir.

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  13. 29 May 2018

    This wilkl be news to !!

    Hecker’s time frame stands in stark contrast with what the United States initially demanded, on what could be a key sticking point in any summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader.
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    29 May 2018

    Board member shares his latest: By contributing even more to the imbalance of Smart Power, the Trump administration’s approach to national security spending demonstrates exactly the wrong way to address growing security concerns.

    Trading diplomacy & foreign aid for increases to the defense budget & modernization of nuke wpns degrades our ability to de-escalate tensions & keep our troops out of unnecessary danger. My latest
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  15. 16 May 2018

    This is the kind of sentiment heard when officials of friendly European countries speak to U.S. Repairing the damage done by will unfortunately not be easy.

    “Our relationship to the United States cannot currently be called a friendship and can hardly be referred to as a partnership. President Trump has adopted a tone that ignores 70 years of trust.”
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    16 May 2018

    Hey , are you scared of another Middle East war? We are. “We call on every American millennial to hold our government to a higher standard. We, as the next generation, must demand that our country do better.”

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    9 May 2018

    What is the inspection process to ensure Iranian compliance with the JCPOA? Far more stringent than would let you believe when he chose to violate the .

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    9 May 2018

    With his decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, President Trump has committed his most irresponsible act in foreign policy to date.

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    8 May 2018

    . wants to know why North Korea would enter into an agreement with the U.S. when we violate without cause agreements that work. Even the most skilled diplomat will struggle to answer that question. Read our full statement on the :

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    8 May 2018

    Policy analyst explains: “The truth is that JCPOA is, by any objective standard, the most robust, verifiable agreement in the history of nuclear arms control.”

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