Apr 10, 2000 | Cold War, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S., Uncategorized
1)- April 10, 2000 Long after Cold War, The Bomb Chills As TV audiences gathered to watch Sunday’s all-star cast perform a remake of the 1962 Cold War film Fail-Safe, some were drawn to the project’s star power (George Clooney and an A-list of...
Apr 5, 2000 | Cold War, Denuclearization, Disarmament, Global Security Institute, Global Terrorism, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up SAN FRANCISCO — This Sunday, a live television drama will reintroduce millions of viewers to the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The CBS...
Mar 31, 2000 | Denuclearization, Global Terrorism, Iraq, Media, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, Weaponization of Space
March 31, 2000 “Fail Safe” Sparks the Anti-Nuclear Movement 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...
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 22, 2000 | Denuclearization, Dr. Jane Goodall, Media, Michael Douglas, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
March 22, 2000 Former U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, a longtime Los Altos-area resident, was honored March 14 for his contribution to the cause of nuclear arms elimination. “An Evening Honoring Senator Alan Cranston,” a fund-raiser for the Global Security...
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 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Denuclearization, India, Media, NPT, Pakistan, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
March 14, 2000 Since 1981 Lawyers Alliance for World Security has been a nonpartisan organization of professionals concerned with promoting the rule of law and the control and elimination of threats posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. Averell...
Mar 14, 2000 | Denuclearization, Media, Michael Douglas, Senator Alan Cranston
March 14, 2000 Friends, we are all privileged to share in honoring Senator Alan Cranston tonight. He is an inspiration to anyone who values public service. After Alan graduated from Stanford, he became a foreign correspondent for the International News Service. He...
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...
Mar 14, 2000 | DPE, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Russia, U.S.
Thirty years ago — March 5, 1970 — the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force. The countries that negotiated the NPT had clear and important goals. They wanted a safer, more secure world in which states not possessing...
Mar 6, 2000 | Denuclearization, Media, NATO, NPT, Russia, U.S.
White House Press Office March 6, 2000 Thirty years ago — March 5, 1970 — the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force. The countries that negotiated the NPT had clear and important goals. They wanted a safer, more secure...
Mar 6, 2000 | Denuclearization, Jonathan Granoff, Media, Michael Douglas, Senator Alan Cranston
March 6, 2000 SAN FRANCISCO: On Tuesday, March 14, 2000, UN Ambassador for Peace and Actor, Michael Douglas, will present Senator Alan Cranston with the W. Averell Harriman Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Cause of Peace and World Security on behalf of the...
Feb 23, 2000 | Denuclearization, Nobel Summit, NPT, U.S., United Nations
1)- GSI – A Nuclear Crisis Every five years, the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) comes up for reassessment by the countries that have signed it. This is the treaty that provides for international restraints (and inspections) on nuclear programs… It...
Feb 20, 2000 | Global Security Institute, Human Rights, Media, Nobel Summit, U.S., United Nations
Sunday, February 20, 2000 SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA–As President Bill Clinton ponders his post-presidential career options, he might consider the example of a former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias Sanchez. It was Arias who brokered a Central American peace deal...
Feb 14, 2000 | Denuclearization, DPE, GSI Programs, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, United Nations
Every five years, the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) comes up for reassessment by the countries that have signed it. This is the treaty that provides for international restraints (and inspections) on nuclear programs… It covers not only the nuclear...
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...
Jan 30, 2000 | Ambassador Thomas Graham, Denuclearization, Douglas Roche, Jonathan Granoff, Media, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, NPT, Senator Alan Cranston, United Nations
January 30, 2000 On January 26-27, 2000, the Middle Powers Initiative and The Carter Center co-sponsored the Atlanta Consultation on the Future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The purpose was to serve as a forum for groups to share thoughts on the challenges facing...
Dec 8, 1999 | Denuclearization, Global Terrorism, Religion and Nuclear Deterrence
A Moral Call to Eliminate the Threat of Nuclear Weapons Our common humanity brings us together to eliminate a threat to us all. Our diversity will strengthen our efforts. As people of faith, we accept our responsibility to provide moral and ethical clarity and...
Dec 1, 1999 | Media, Nuclear Proliferation
December 1-8, 1999 Our common humanity brings us together to eliminate a threat to us all. Our diversity will strengthen our efforts. As people of faith, we accept our responsibility to provide moral and ethical clarity and leadership for the common good of all life...
Nov 16, 1999 | Global Terrorism, Iraq, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
November 16, 1999 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...
Nov 16, 1999 | China, France, India, Iraq, Israel, Media, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Pakistan, Russia, Senator Alan Cranston, U.S.
Tuesday, November 16, 1999 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...
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 6, 1999 | Denuclearization, Dr. Jane Goodall, Middle Powers Initiative, NATO, NPT, Nuclear Proliferation, Senator Alan Cranston, United Nations
October 06, 1999 The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Alan Cranston, Dr. Jane Goodall, and 120 youth leaders representing more than 50 countries will gather on the steps of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral at Noon today, October 6, 1999, to call for the US...
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...
