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Forsaking Space Weapons Would Spur Peace
March 26, 2008 Op-ed by Rhianna Tyson Commondreams.org Tensions, it seems, between the US and Russia heighten daily. Increasingly hostile rhetoric is slung from both sides in a tactical volley best characterized as dumb and dumber. One side's foolhardy plans to deploy...
America Was Not Entirely Asleep at the Nuclear Switch
December 19, 2007 Embassy magazine By Jonathan Granoff Those of us who vigorously advocate for a nuclear weapon-free world are often thought to ignore positive efforts by nuclear weapon states. Let us put that to rest. Here is a short list of several noteworthy...
Addressing the nuclear threat
By Jonathan Granoff Special to The Courier-Journal Click here for the original publication Religious leaders gathering this week at the Festival of Faiths in Louisville must make a forceful call to forge a consensus of conscience and reason: Nuclear weapons are...
The best US weapon against Iran is diplomacy
BY JOHN BURROUGHS* September 26, 2007 Read the full text original article, published in Newsday On Friday at the United Nations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will discuss strategy regarding Iran's nuclear program with her counterparts from Britain, France,...
The Human Factor- Revising Einstein
By PNND Global Coordinator Alyn Ware SGI Quarterly July, 2007 The original article can be found here On November 6, 1995, Lijon Eknilang, a quiet, unassuming woman from the Pacific island of Rongelap, made what is probably the longest trip in the world for a court...
Old thinking about a new threat
June 8, 2007 Theodore Postol and James Goodby New York Times PALO ALTO, California — President Vladimir Putin's compromise proposal to President George W. Bush concerning the U.S. ballistic missile defense system currently slated to be installed in Poland and...
A New Moment for Non-Proliferation
Disarmament Times Spring, 2007, Vol. 30, No. 1 by Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C. The first preparatory meeting for the 2010 Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty is set to begin in Vienna on April 30, beginning a new cycle in the long struggle to rid the world...
A New U.S. Government Could Be the Bright Light in a Bleak Nuclear Arms Future
May 2, 2007 Analysis by Douglas Roche, O.C.Embassy Representatives of 188 nations, which have ratified the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), are meeting in Vienna this week and next to try again to construct a viable plan for nuclear disarmament. They will continue...
Time for US Values in the Heavens
February 10, 2007 Op/ed by Jonathan Granoff Published in Commondreams.org and The Huffington Post Click here for a PDF version of the article Shopping alone in the red light district for a trusted partner is counterintuitive, when applied to international security...
The Nuclear Threat
January 31, 2007 Op-ed by Mikhail Gorbachev The Wall Street Journal "The essay, 'A World Free of Nuclear Weapons,' published in this newspaper on January 4, was signed by a bipartisan group of four influential Americans -- George Schulz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger...
United Nations
“The Sovereignty Revolution” by Alan Cranston, Edited by Kim Cranston
Contact: Zachary Allen Tel: (415) 397-6760 "Senator Alan Cranston was a passionate public servant, a true citizen of the world and an inspirational force for peace. The Sovereignty Revolution, finished shortly before his death, gives voice to his visionary...
Permission Slips by Jonathan Granoff, Michael Doyle and Robert Grey – Common Dreams
People make mistakes. We should not be too surprised or dismayed at the failure of intelligence regarding weapons in Iraq. We now know that blood and treasure is being spent based on speculation or evidence ignored. David Kay's testimony that Iraq did not pose a...
2003 GSI Report
GSI December 31, 2003 A Message of Hope from Pierce Brosnan Dear Friends: When I look into the eyes of my children, I remember why I am committed to working for a safer world, a world without nuclear weapons. Imagine a world without organizations like the Global...
Power Over the Ultimate Evil by Jonathan Granoff – Tikkun, A bimonthly Jewish Critic of Politics, Culture & Society
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up There are approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world, 90 percent of which are possessed by Russia and the United States. The United...
Bush Should’ve Taken His Father’s Advice by Robert T. Grey – Chicago Sun Times
December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ''Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably...
Nobel Peace Summit: A Report from the President – Rome, Italy
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up This has been a year of struggle, war and extraordinary efforts by those who yearn for a world at peace. Despite many set backs,...
UN Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parlamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Danger
October 31, 2003 UN Under-Secretary-General Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parliamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Dangers Vancouver...Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer Allen...
2003: UN Under-Secretary-General to Engage Parliamentarians on Reducing Nuclear Dangers
GSI October 31, 2003 UN Under-Secretary-General Nobuyasu Abe to Engage Parliamentarians in Reducing Nuclear Dangers Vancouver...Ambassador Nobuyasu Abe, the recently appointed United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, will join Dr. Jennifer Allen...
“Limits of Unilateralism” Discussion Well Received by Members of Congress. Report by Nadine Kjellberg
October 30, 2003 Washington, DC-On October 2, the House of Representatives Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Bipartisan Security Group (BSG), hosted a special session titled, "Limits of Unilateralism." Addressing an overflow crowd in...
“There is Still Hope” by Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE – The Limits of Unilateralism
Remarks Made by Dr. Jane Goodall DBE "The Limits of Unilateralism" Washington, D.C. October 2, 2003 Chimpanzees are more closely related to humans than any other animal, sharing approximately 99% of their DNA with ours. They are capable of intellectual...
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