Nuclear weapons threaten every city on the planet with staggering humanitarian, environmental and economic loss. So long as they exist we will never be safe.
30 years ago, there were 70,300 nuclear weapons on the planet. An estimated 14,485 nuclear weapons remain. We have the diplomatic and technological know-how to make that number zero — and keep it that way.
Working with political leaders, senior military commanders and national security experts from across the political spectrum and in every nuclear-armed region of the world, we are working to achieve historic Global Zero Accords by 2030 that would ensure the last of this civilization-ending weaponry is ground into dust.
We live in an unprecedented moment in time: The world has never faced so many simultaneous conflicts and crises that could erupt into nuclear conflict.
In the face of these rising dangers, Global Zero launched the Nuclear Crisis Group: an elite international task force dedicated to preventing crises from escalating to nuclear warfare. Every day, we’re working to reduce these risks by focusing public and media attention on the risks, and by putting forward workable, politically viable ideas from the most experienced diplomats, nuclear commanders and national security experts on the planet.
Since its launch in Paris in 2008, Global Zero has grown to include hundreds of eminent political, military and civic leaders and hundreds of thousands of engaged citizens globally. By combining cutting-edge policy analysis, backchannel diplomacy, media outreach and public engagement, we’re blazing a trail for governments to follow — one that leads to the lasting peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
In a new report released on Tuesday, Global Zero’s Dr. Bruce Blair, a former Air Force launch control officer who’s a nuclear security expert at Princeton University, argues that the United States’ nuclear stance is a “vestige of the Cold War” that creates instability with an unnecessarily hefty price tag.
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The U.S. should adopt a deterrence-only policy based on no first use of nuclear weapons, according to a new report authored by a former minuteman nuclear launch officer.
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