>US university to host informal Korean nuke talks: What We're Reading Now
Oct 12, 2011

IRAN
New satellite imagery shows Iranian nuclear sites, watchdog group says
CNN -- October 11, 2011
New imagery posted on Google Earth shows evidence Iran continues to build out its nuclear sites, according to a group focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and related technology.

US aims to punish Iran for Saudi envoy plot
Matthew Lee, Forbes -- October 11, 2011
The Obama administration plans to leverage charges that Iran plotted to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States into a new global campaign to isolate the Islamic republic.

VP Biden: Alleged Iranian plot against Saudi ambassador to US ‘really over the top’
The Washington Post -- October 11, 2011
Vice President Joe Biden says an alleged plot by Iranian government agents to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in the United States was “really over the top.”

NORTH KOREA
US university to host informal Korean nuke talks
Foster Klug, Forbes -- October 11, 2011
A senior North Korean official will travel to the United States next week for talks with South Korean lawmakers and U.S. legislative aides meant to help resolve the North Korean nuclear standoff.

South Korea’s Lee defends stance on North
Chico Harlan, Washington Post -- October 11, 2011
Facing growing criticism that his hard-line stance toward North Korea has backfired, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak defended the strategy, and said there are signs his approach is beginning to work.

Pictures from Markey Press Conference Today
Oct 11, 2011

Representative Ed. Markey held a press conference today on his letter and the campaign to cut the nuclear weapons budget. For more information about the press conference or campaign please click here. Below are some pictures from today's event.

Freeze the Nukes, Fund the Future: Rep. Markey
Oct 08, 2011

Freeze the Nukes, Fund the Future
From: The Honorable Edward J. Markey
Date: 9/22/2011

Dear Colleague,

The Super Committee should target nuclear weapons.  Our country plans to spend over $700 billion during the next decade on these archaic weapons of the past.  We must cut funding for these weapons, and we must protect our children, our seniors, and our most vulnerable.  The letter below advises the Super Committee to propose substantial cuts to the U.S. nuclear arsenal.  I urge you to sign on to this letter.  Please have a member of your staff contact Joseph Wender of my staff at x52836 or at Joseph.Wender@mail.house.gov if you would like to sign on or if you have any questions.    

Sincerely,
U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

New Campaign to cut the nuclear weapons budget
Sep 29, 2011

Council for a Livable World, along with many allied organizations, is embarking on a new campaign to cut the nuclear weapons budget responsibly.  

It is estimated that the United States will spend hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain and upgrade the U.S. nuclear arsenal over the next decade, including spending on new nuclear submarines, bombers, land-based missiles, nuclear facilities, and related nuclear activities.

While the objective of cutting this budget may have appeared implausible in the past, it is now both necessary and a realistic possibility. The budget deficit crunch is forcing Congress and the administration to take a fresh look at programs that were once considered inviolable.

A close examination of the Pentagon’s budget plans reveals numerous nuclear weapons programs that are more closely related to defeating the Soviet Union during the Cold War than to addressing current security threats such as terrorism.

January 20, 2009: A Day to Remember
Jan 22, 2009

In the heart of Washington, D.C. at Union Station near Capitol Hill, Council for a Livable World and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation held their “Celebrate the Vote for Change: 2009 Inauguration Day Breakfast” on Tuesday, to honor now President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and the many progressive candidates elected to Congress in November with the help of Council supporters. Over 200 supporters and friends of the organizations, along with board members and staff, gathered to celebrate what will be remembered as one of the most momentous days in American history.

Joining the guests were three new members of Congress whom the Council helped elect: Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Representatives Betsy Markey of Colorado’s 4th district and Jim Himes of Connecticut’s 4th district. Each new member spoke briefly and thanked the Council and Council friends for their early campaign support and expertise on national security issues.