LAVP believes we have an unprecedented opportunity to free the world from the catastrophe that nuclear weapons threaten to bring down upon us, our children, and our grandchildren. The journey to a nuclear-free world is not easy, but it is well worth our efforts.
On Nov. 18, 2008, we sponsored a panel discussion, at which Siegfried Hecker, Jacqueline Cabasso, and Bob Gauntt helped to enlighten the community on the current situation and the things we can do to move us toward a world free from nuclear weapons.*
We are currently working on other ways to promote this goal. Check back here for more information on LAVP activities related to this cause. There are things you can do too. We all need to be involved!
Hans Blix, Why Nuclear Disarmament Matters (MIT Press, 2008).
Jonathan Schell, The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger (Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt, 2008).
Joseph Cirincione, Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons (Columbia University Press, 2007).
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons," Wall Street Journal, 1/4/2007.
The first of the celebrated op-eds.
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, "Toward a Nuclear-Free World," Wall Street Journal, 1/15/2008.
The second of the celebrated op-eds.
George P. Shultz and William J. Perry, "Toward a Nuclear-Free World," presentation at the Commonwealth Club of California, 4/2/2008.
Hear Shultz and Perry speak.
Sarah J. Diehl, "Four Statesmen Promote Revitalized Interest in Nuclear Disarmament Efforts," WMD Insights, October, 2008.
The impact of the celebrated op-eds.
Sam Nunn, "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons: An Interview With Nuclear Threat Initiative Co-Chairman Sam Nunn," Arms Control Today, March 2008.
An insightful interview.
David Cortright, "Overcoming Nuclear Dangers," The Stanley Foundation, 11/2007.
A thoughtful, serious overview.
Merav Datan, Felicity Hill, Jürgen Scheffran, Alyn Ware, et al., "Securing Our Survival (SOS): The Case for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Cambridge, MA, 2007.
Builds the case for a nuclear weapons convention; highly recommended.
John Burroughs et al., "Nuclear Disorder or Cooperative Security?," Civil Society Review of the Report of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, May 2007.
Response to Hans Blix's Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission report.
Robert Gates, "Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence in the 21st Century," Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, October 28, 2008.
The hard-line view.
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* We want to express our appreciation to the following organizations for co-sponsoring the November 18th panel discussion:
Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
Action Council, Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
Board of Directors, Humanist Community in Silicon Valley
Arab American Cultural Center of The Silicon Valley
American Association of University Women, Los Altos - Mountain View Branch