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New FAS President Pens The Long Road to Zero Nuclear Weapons
In the January/February 2010 issue of Foreign Affairs, Charles Ferguson writes about the obstacles the Obama administration must overcome to reduce the the world’s nuclear arsenals. These include the insecurities of nonnuclear states, the process of diminishing the prestige of nuclear weapons, and the proliferation risk posed by civilian nuclear energy programs. Read more here.
Charles D. Ferguson Appointed New FAS President
FAS announced the appointment of its president — a science, technology, and foreign policy expert who has focused the last five years of his research and analysis on the global use of nuclear energy, U.S. nuclear weapons policy, the nonproliferation regime, and the prevention of radiological and nuclear terrorism for the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Learn More.
President Obama Calls for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
In Prague yesterday President Obama said, 'So today, I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.' Learn More.
