Mar 31, 2000 | Cold War, Disarmament, Events, Global Security Institute, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, Senator Ed Markey, U.S.
March 31, 2000 WASHINGTON, DC: Nuclear disarmament advocates plan to capitalize on heightened public awareness of the danger posed by nuclear weapons thanks, in part, to CBS’s remake of the 1964 nuclear weapons thriller, “Fail Safe.” Groups such as...
Mar 28, 2000 | Cold War, Global Terrorism, India, Iraq, Media, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, U.S., Weaponization of Space
Tuesday, March 28, 2000 “Oh gosh, I forgot, we do have 6,000 strategic nuclear warheads of our own at a high state of alert, 15 minutes away from blowing up any city in the world. But our nuclear bombs are carried by ‘Peacekeeper’ missiles and are...
Mar 25, 2000 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Media, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
March 25, 2000 Millions of Americans will watch a live reenactment of the 1964 Cold War thriller Fail Safe on CBS television starring and produced by George Clooney. Fail Safe is a gripping fictional tale of accidental nuclear war. Unfortunately, the nuclear threat...
Mar 18, 2000 | China, Cold War, France, Global Terrorism, Iraq, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
A major U.S. city is the most likely target of a nuclear attack by a terrorist group, a prominent nuclear disarmament group is warning. The Global Security Institute, headed by former U.S. Sen. Alan Cranston, is hoping to jar the public from its post-Cold War...
Mar 14, 2000 | Cold War, Global Terrorism, Hiroshima, Nuclear Proliferation, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
Remarks by Senator Alan Cranston The threat posed by nuclear weapons the issue that brings us together surpasses in a way all others. Many issues are important. But if we blow ourselves up in a nuclear holocaust, no other issue will matter. It was fruitless to...
Feb 8, 2000 | Cold War, Media, NATO, Russia, U.S.
February 8, 2000 The following is a transcript of a CBS 60 Minutes II segment entitled “The Missiliers.” Produced by George Crile, it contains an extensive interview between Dan Rather and General Eugene Habiger (Ret.), former Commander-in-chief of all...
Nov 16, 1999 | China, Cold War, France, Iraq, North Korea, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S.
LOS ALTOS HILLS: Shortly after atomic bombs fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I met Albert Einstein. He warned if the bomb were developed further, and ever used all-out, the human race could be exterminated. The bomb has been developed further. One super bomb...
Oct 3, 1999 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Douglas Roche, Media, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, NPT, United Nations
October 3, 1999 Transcript A few weeks ago, I returned to Hiroshima and Nagasaki to see once again the effect of atomic bombing. It was a profound experience to speak to some of the survivors and see the museum displays of the horror and suffering. It is a visit I...
Jun 16, 1999 | Cold War, Disarmament, Human Rights, News and Updates, NPT, Russia, U.S.
Reprinted with permission BEIJING: For 50 years, hanging over our heads like a sword of Damocles, nuclear weapons have never ceased threatening humanity’s survival. The end of the Cold War has not brought about their disappearance. The nuclear reduction process...
Feb 14, 1998 | China, Cold War, Denuclearization, Global Security Institute, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
AboutGSI Who We Are What You CanDo Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter SignUp \ The abolition statement by international civilian leaders, made public on 2 February 1998 by General Lee Butler and the State of the World Forum...
Feb 1, 1998 | Ambassador Dhanapala, China, Cold War, Denuclearization, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S., United Nations
The end of the Cold War has wrought a profound transformation of the international political and security arena. Idealogical confrontation has been supplanted by burgeoning global relations across every field of human endeavor. There is intense alienation but also...
Dec 5, 1996 | China, Cold War, Denuclearization, France, Global Terrorism, India, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, U.S.
We, military professionals, who have devoted our lives to the national security of our countries and our peoples, are convinced that the continuing existence of nuclear weapons in the armories of nuclear powers, and the ever present threat of acquisition of...
Oct 3, 1996 | Biothreats, Cold War, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I must say at the outset that this is a singular moment in my life after 37 years in uniform. I am honored to join you, to share the stage with such a distinguished group, and most particularly to stand next to the gentleman on my...
Aug 2, 1996 | Cold War, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation
The Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was established as an independent commission by the then Australian Government in November 1995 to propose practical steps towards a nuclear weapon free world including the related problem of...
Aug 1, 1996 | Biothreats, China, Cold War, Denuclearization, France, Global Terrorism, Media, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S.
August 1996 The Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons was established as an independent commission by the then Australian Government in November 1995 to propose practical steps towards a nuclear weapon free world including the related problem of...
