A new study led by grantee Sébastien Philippe finds that the consequences of a catastrophic plutonium release at Los Alamos National Laboratory could be greater than previous government estimates. “We find that it could be 10 to 100 times worse," he said. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...

"The lesson of the last few months is not that diplomacy failed, but that diplomacy was never given a chance to succeed." — Ploughshares President @emlbelcher.bsky.social at Chain Reaction 2026 on what the Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA) can teach us about prioritizing nuclear diplomacy today.

Happy 4th—In the US alone, the Congressional Budget Office projects the United States will spend nearly $1 trillion on its nuclear weapons from 2025-2034. Read more on nuclear spending from @nuclearban.bsky.social's Head of Policy ⬇️ https://loom.ly/17bQn6U

Yesterday on C-SPAN, Dr. @emlbelcher.bsky.social spoke with @mimigeerges.bsky.social about the war's impact on nuclear risk, the importance of verification processes, and the broader global nuclear stockpile—plus live caller questions. Watch the full interview here: www.c-span.org/program/wash...

On Michael Cohen’s Mea Culpa podcast, @emlbelcher.bsky.social sat down for a frank interview with the former Trump lawyer about the misunderstandings around nuclear weapons, the state of global nuclear threat, and Iran—and why diplomacy will always prevail. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODRG...

Grantee @merip.bsky.social's Iran in Context series features scholars on the complex political and military disturbances in Iran over the last year. Part I: Gender and Revolution, is available now on major podcast platforms ⬇️ https://loom.ly/uVzQi3A

I am thrilled to share that my @princetonupress.bsky.social book “Under the Nuclear Shadow: China’s Information-Age Weapons in International Security” has won the 2026 Peter Katzenstein Book Prize! Thank you to the selection committee, I am so honored! government.cornell.edu/peter-katzen...

Watershed from Horizon 2045 is the first-of-its-kind zine depicting the entanglements of today’s global threats. With materials from Ploughshares President @emlbelcher.bsky.social and 4 Nuclear Futures Fellows, we were thrilled to collaborate on the project. Check it out ➡️ watershed.pub

The opportunity cost of nuclear weapons spending is staggering. @nuclearban.bsky.social's Alicia Sanders-Zakre juxtaposes 2025's increases in nuclear weapons spending and a humanitarian landscape that is struggling with budget cuts https://loom.ly/17bQn6U

Crucial point from @sinatoossi.bsky.social: Trump's Iran deal almost certainly could have happened without his war. The outlines of such a compromise were previously within reach. This whole catastrophe didn't have to happen. On the pod Sina is very good on the deal: newrepublic.com/article/2120...

💻 Tomorrow: Webinar hosted by grantee @merip.bsky.social, "Iran in Context Part 1: Gender and Revolution." Register ASAP to join for 10am ET! www.merip.org/event/iran-i...

For TIME: @alivaez.bsky.social writes about the importance of "breathing space" in diplomacy amidst the burgeoning peace deal between the US and Iran. time.com/article/2026...

Documentary 'An Ordinary Insanity' Keeps Daniel Ellsberg's Anti-Nuclear Warning Alive - @ploughshares.bsky.social @ucs.org @cnduk.bsky.social @unidir.org @nti.org @4slars.bsky.social @codepink.bsky.social @pdamerica.bsky.social

📊 Out today: "Premeditated: 2025 global nuclear weapons spending" from @nuclearban.bsky.social The unnerving figures speak for themselves, but as the report astutely notes: "It is up to each government and the citizens ... to decide which path they will choose." www.icanw.org/premeditated...

Thank you @ploughshares.bsky.social for sponsoring WPSR’s annual Health Justice Benefit! The event will be held on Saturday, September 19 at South Seattle College's Brockey Center. www.wpsr.org/2026gala

If you're looking for a reliable & digestible way to keep up with the complex war with Iran, look no further than Ploughshares grantee @crisisgroup.org's Iran Crisis Monitor. In this 8th edition, read perspectives from Iran, the US, Israel, and the Gulf. www.crisisgroup.org/bnt/middle-e...

Releasing today, An Ordinary Insanity is a timely short film featuring the late Daniel Ellsberg and serves as a wakeup call for why we must collectively work to reduce the growing dangers of nuclear threat. Watch the trailer and register for today's 8pm ET premiere event ⬇️ https://loom.ly/vjIrqpU

New from Ploughshares grantee @merip.bsky.social: "Rethinking Political Change in Iran from Protest to War". Read & share here ⬇️ https://loom.ly/gty__vU

On Global Dispatches, @atomicbell.bsky.social, President of grantee @thebulletin.org, discusses what the recently-concluded NPT conference says about the current state of nuclear security 🎧 ⬇️ https://loom.ly/bgezk-E

We're delighted to share that Ben Rhodes, national security consultant & co-host of Pod Save the World, and Dr. Avner Cohen, Senior Fellow at CNS, will speak at Chain Reaction: Iran and Upending the Nuclear Order on Tuesday, June 9 in San Francisco! Secure your spot: https://loom.ly/zDS55yc

Last week, Ploughshares President Dr. Emma Belcher shared her expertise on the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs & PBS's panel on Nuclear Ethics, with Ben Loeterman, Joel Rosenthal, & moderated by journalist Ann Curry. Watch or listen to the full panel ➡️ https://loom.ly/rxwmsk0

At a recent Ploughshares event in Seattle, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis detailed why the US and Israel can't simply bomb Iran's nuclear program away and what that may mean for Iran's nuclear future. Join the conversation on June 9 at Chain Reaction: Iran and Upending the Nuclear Order: https://loom.ly/2VTL7gk

We're delighted to announce two of our speakers for Chain Reaction: Iran and Upending the Nuclear Order, on Tuesday, June 9 at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Stay tuned for more speaker announcements in the coming week! Learn more about the event & buy tickets: https://loom.ly/IYps81s

What happens when we go to war with ourselves? In this essay, MacKenzie Cordova reflects on being a fifth-generation New Mexican Downwinder, the complicated history of RECA, and how information can heal America. Read on our Story Center: https://loom.ly/mEZdt0Y

Long holiday weekend = long, leisurely podcast walk 🎧 Catch up on the entirety of NukeTalk's Nuclear Movie Club season—we just wrapped up 10 movies that define the nuclear film canon, from Crimson Tide to The Day After. Listen wherever podcasts are found ⬇️ https://loom.ly/kvatka4

"With the US signalling it might not be willing to use its nuclear arsenal to defend its allies, experts are worried the number of nuclear armed states could be set to rise." 🎧 For ABC Australia, Dr. Emma Belcher sheds light on the possibilities of a new nuclear arms race. https://loom.ly/l59VH0Y

This is an astutely reported and written piece by Taylor Barnes at @inkstickmedia.com, a Ploughshares grantee, about a rare referendum and public hearing on nuclear warheads that is beginning in South Carolina. You can read it here ⬇️ https://loom.ly/U93BL_Q

Yesterday, @ippnw.bsky.social, @psr.org & grantee @backfrombrink.bsky.social held a press conference for the release of a new report exposing how the costly Golden Dome would leave many Americans vulnerable to nuclear attack & accelerate the global arms race ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_r7...

#nukesky A rare referendum on whether nuclear weapons make Americans feel safe – particularly, the Americans that live in and around warhead plants – took place recently in South Carolina. Check out what locals had to say and how opponents greatly outnumbered boosters in my story below:

This Thursday, May 21 at 1pm BST: grantee BASIC and The Emerging Voices Network are hosting an online launch event for their latest Policy Cycle report, "Envisioning Future Pathways for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty." Register for the event ➡️ https://loom.ly/vrkUjHo

Launched today: grantee @ecfr.eu's “Iran Nuclear Monitor: Month by Month" dashboard. This monitor assesses 6 possible scenarios of realistic outcomes for Iran’s nuclear program, ranging from a negotiated cap to covert weaponization ⬇️ https://loom.ly/LQfEmzs

With President Trump in Beijing, and as China seeks to expand its nuclear program, NPR examines the country's nuclear program, w/ insight from @mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social https://loom.ly/v052Me0

🗓️ Save the date for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 5:30-8pm at The Commonwealth Club World Affairs in San Francisco for Ploughshares’ annual gala, Chain Reaction: Iran and Upending the Nuclear Order. Buy tickets & sponsorships: https://loom.ly/2VTL7gk

Ploughshares President Dr. @emlbelcher.bsky.social was recognized for a *sixth* year in a row on @washingtonian.com's 'Washington, DC's Most 500 Influential People' list! This is an encouraging recognition of the need for strong leadership in nuclear threat reduction today—and every day.

Today marks 8 years since President Trump withdrew the US from the Iran Nuclear Deal. As we look back, we'd do well to remember one lesson that, today, can seem lost to time: Diplomacy works. On our Story Center, Alex Hall writes about the lessons (not) learned from JCPOA. https://loom.ly/ogpt_Ms

Four days before Thanksgiving in 1983, families across America gathered around the television for an event that shaped a generation’s nuclear anxiety: The Day After. A fitting movie to cover on the last (movie) episode of NukeTalk's Nuclear Movie Club season. Listen 🎧 ⬇️ https://loom.ly/2o93qZg

We need to keep up the work to free our world from the threat of nuclear war. Thanks to @psr.org @wpsr.bsky.social @ploughshares.bsky.social @ucs.org for continuing to speak up

Nuclear Futures Fellow Magritte Gordaneer presented @psr.org / IPPNW’s statement at #NPTRevCon in New York City. "There is no humanitarian response to any use of nuclear weapons," she said. Read the full statement ➡️ https://loom.ly/nckCakM

✨ Nuclear Futures Fellow Feature! Fellow Molly Hurley of Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts Collective is wrapping up her capstone, "Community Cyanotype Activations". Learn more about the Fellowship & meet past cohorts ➡️ https://loom.ly/wjTa-T4

May the 4th Be With You! 🚀 On our Story Center, written by Tristan Guyette: "No Space for Colonialism" (Yes, we know this opens with a Star *Trek* quote—all fandoms are welcome here.) Read ⬇️ ploughshares.org/article/no-s...

✨ Nuclear Futures Fellow Feature! Fellow Maverick Peter Seda of Reverse The Trend Pacific is working on his capstone, "Remembering the Harm and Honoring the Survivors: Nuclear Justice Center in Kiribati" Learn more about the Fellowship & meet past cohorts ➡️ https://loom.ly/wjTa-T4

✨ Nuclear Futures Fellow Feature! Fellow Shizuka Kuramitsu of the @carnegieendowment.org is advancing her capstone, "Is there anything Non-Nuclear Weapon States do against backsliding disarmament?" Learn more about the Fellowship ➡️ https://loom.ly/wjTa-T4

🚨Out now: grantee @merip.bsky.social just published its spring issue of the Middle East Report: "Campus Politics: Palestine and the New University Order", a global exploration of how universities are key sites for dissent & mobilization. https://loom.ly/XpLXXPk

One week from today: the 2nd webinar in the Lex Mundi Nova series hosted by grantee Horizon 2045. On May 7, join experts—including grantee Sébastien Philippe—in exploring nuclear weapons and the protection of the environment. Register ⬇️ https://loom.ly/JnM_E2E

Grantee @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social and Ploughshares board member Scott Sagan spoke to WJ Hennigan, New York Times Opinions writer, about "What Trump Owes the World" amidst the ongoing conflict and negotiations with Iran. https://loom.ly/PRLCEFQ

The Global Dispatch podcast spoke with Kelsey Davenport, of Ploughshares grantee @armscontrolnow.bsky.social, about the history and modern significance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (#NPT) as #NPTRevCon is underway. Listen ⬇️ 🎧 https://loom.ly/36oXifc

For ABC Listen, Dr. Emma Belcher spoke to The Radio National Hour about one of the defining questions of the past few months on the global stage: Is this the start of a new nuclear arms race? Listen below ⬇️ https://loom.ly/kqKGJiM

⏰ Grab your alarm clocks, because today’s the day! Applications are due for the Nuclear Futures Fellowship at 11:59 PM PT. Apply to join other emerging leaders dedicated to solving today’s nuclear weapons concerns with a foresight lens: ploughshares.org/field-buildi...

On May 19, Dr. Emma Belcher will speak on a panel hosted by PBS and the Carnegie Council, "Values & Interests: Nuclear Ethics", alongside Ben Loeterman (Director, Bombshell), Joel Rosenthal (President, Carnegie Council), and moderator, journalist Ann Curry. Register: https://loom.ly/QbaLb0o

✨ Nuclear Futures Fellow Feature! Fellow Hao Nan is working on his capstone, "From Hedging to Helping: Turning Near-Nuclear States into Disarmament Drivers". No weekend plans? Now you do! Apply for the next NFF cohort by Monday, April 27: https://loom.ly/wjTa-T4