Reducing Nuclear Dangers

The danger presented by the existence of nuclear weapons has always been a central concern of the Fourth Freedom Forum. Thousands of Cold War-era nuclear weapons, many poised to launch by decision or accident at a moment’s notice, continue to threaten international peace and security.

The Forum shares the vision embodied in the groundbreaking Wall Street Journal op-ed authored by former secretaries of state George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Senator Sam Nunn, and former Defense Secretary William Perry: “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons.”

To bring about a world free of nuclear weapons, the United States must partner with other nations to pursue concrete steps toward denuclearization. These steps include:

• Securing and locking down loose nuclear materials worldwide.
• Substantially reducing the size of nuclear arsenals.
• Ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
• Halting new nuclear weapons research and production activities.
• Encouraging policy makers to reassess the purpose and role of nuclear weapons.
• Pursuing peaceful alternatives to armed conflict.

• SECURE AMERICA PROJECT: A mission of the Fourth Freedom Forum is to stimulate discussion between policymakers and interested members of the public. For this purpose, the Fourth Freedom Forum sponsors the Secure America Project, which sponsors a consortium of researchers and experts on foreign policy issues and nonproliferation to speak at public events across the U.S. to examine issues of international security and current U.S. Policy.




• TWO FUTURES PROJECT: Bringing about a nuclear-weapon free world is a moral challenge. For this reason, the Fourth Freedom Forum also sponsors the Two Futures Project as one of its programs. The Two Futures Project (2FP) is a movement of American Christians for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.




• REDUCING NUCLEAR DANGERS ARCHIVES: Fourth Freedom Forum staff also works directly on research and writing about nuclear issues and has available an archive of articles online.