"I find hope in the work of long-established groups such as the Arms Control Association...[and] I find hope in younger anti-nuclear activists and the movement around the world to formally ban the bomb."
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As we observe the somber 80th anniversaries of the nuclear weapons age, the catastrophic risks posed by these weapons are growing once again. We owe it to past and future generations to demand that today’s leaders take meaningful action to halt and reverse the new nuclear arms race and engage in effective diplomacy to reduce and eliminate the nuclear weapons threat.
For years, U.S. leadership has played a key role in shaping global efforts to reduce nuclear risks, but that leadership is now under strain. With federal expertise shrinking and philanthropic support fading, new initiatives like the Carnegie Corporation’s funding consortium are vital to revitalizing the nuclear policy field.
It has been barely a month since Inauguration day, but it is apparent that Donald Trump is determined to reshape U.S. foreign policy, radically alter alliance relationships, and upend Washington’s approach toward key adversaries, like Russia, in ways that are not yet clear.