Short video of President Eisenhower talking about a letter he wrote to Nikita Khrushchev in which he proposed a limited nuclear test ban. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: President Eisenhower’s Statement on Suspending Nuclear Weapons Testing
President Dwight Eisenhower makes a statement about nuclear weapons testing on August 22nd, 1958. This sets in motion negotiations which would lead to a Limited Test Ban Treaty in 1963 during President Kennedy’s administration. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
A short video about the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the aftermath, which included negotiations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to end nuclear weapons testing. See the video on YouTube.
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Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 3)
Part 3 of a film that highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. See the film on YouTube.
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Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 2)
Part 2 of a film that highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. View the film on YouTube.
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Video: Arms Limitation in the Nuclear Weapons Age (part 1)
This film highlights nuclear arms control efforts during the Cold War. View the film on YouTube.
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Pope Francis says nukes rob from the hungry and poor
This week Pope Francis was among those speaking out against the catastrophic effects of nuclear weapons on mankind. The third Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons was just held in Vienna, Austria.
Read the full article at Examiner.
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Nuclear famine: a danger shared by all
It was Dwight Eisenhower who said, “if a danger exists in the world, it is a danger shared by all.” Today, all nations must realize that the use of nuclear weapons, even in a regional conflict, could bring about global starvation.
Read the full article at Examiner.com
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In Favor of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Nuclear Weapons Test during the 1950s. The CTBT would end all nuclear weapons testing. (National Archives photo)
I have written several columns about ending all nuclear weapons testing through the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
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There is support for the treaty from many corners. Paige Norton, a student in the New Media and Communications Department at the College of Mount St. Joseph, compiled a list of recent articles that are also in favor of ending nuclear testing once and for all. Here is this list:
Pifer, Steven. “Brookings.” New Support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The Brookings Institution, 30 Mar 2012. Web. 18 Aug. 2013. <>.
Krauss, Lawrence. “Future Tense.” It’s Time for the U.S. To Finally Sign the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. The Slate Group, 25 Apr 2012. Web. 18 Aug. 2013.
Chen, Steven. “South China Morning Post.” Beijing to share blast detection data with Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation. South China Morning Post Publishers, 11 Aug 2013. Web. 18 Aug. 2013.
Mangano, Sherman, Joseph, Janette . “counterpunch .” The Legacy of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. South China Morning Post Publishers, 5 Aug 2013. Web. 18 Aug. 2013.
Suresh, J.C. “InDepthNews.” CIVIL SOCIETY CRUCIAL TO BAN NUKE TESTING . S.R International , 2013. Web. 21 Aug. 2013.
“newswise.” 3D Earth Model Developed at Sandia Labs More Accurately Pinpoints Source of Earthquakes, Explosions. Sandia National Laboratories, 27 Aug 2013. Web. 27 Aug. 2013.
“”Scoop” World- Independent News .” China’s Commitment to Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. Sandia National Laboratories, 27 Aug 2013. Web. 27 Aug. 2013.
Brannen, Kate. “DefenseNews.” U.S. Renews Debate Over Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Gannet Government Media Corporation , 10 Apr 2012. Web. 21 Aug. 2013.
“Itar-Tass News Agency.” Russia doesn’t see any practical steps of the U.S. over Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ratification. N.p., 19 Jul 2013. Web. 22 Aug. 2013.
Mackby, Jenifer. “Strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions.” Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. CSIS, 23 Jan 2012. Web. 21 Aug. 2013.
Daryl , Kimball. “Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty .” Five Decades Since JFK’s Call for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The Arms Control Association , 7 Jun 2013. Web. 22 Aug. 2013.
“Physicians for Social Responsibility .” Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. The Arms Control Association , 2012. Web. 22 Aug. 2013.
Dahl, Fredrik . “Reuters.” Nuclear test ban body’s new head to seek compliance of key powers. N.p., 23 Oct 2012. Web. 23 Aug. 2013.
History of Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. Philadelphia News , 13 Apr 2012. Web. 23 Aug. 2013.
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My Oped in the Des Moines Register on Nuclear Weapons
When President Obama and Mitt Romney take to the stage for a foreign policy debate on Oct. 22, nuclear weapons are sure to come up, especially Iran’s ambitions for the bomb. But the debate should also focus on the countries that actually have nukes, including Russia, China, North Korea and rivals India and Pakistan.
Read the article at the Des Moines Register
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