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Global Zero: Eliminating nuclear weapons, one at a time

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 || Carolyn Swope

A far cry from a Miss America pageant, a new Washington University student group, Global Zero, has a much more modest goal: to help eliminate nuclear weapons by 2030.
Global Zero is an international organization affiliated with the World Security Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank. Backed by many prominent political and military figures, such as [...]

Panel discussion highlights dangers of nuclear weapons

Monday, October 20, 2008 || John Scott

Five Washington University students warned a crowd of 40 about the dangers of nuclear proliferation after attending a forum on the issue at Fudan University in Shanghai last summer.

Nuclear weapons important issue for our generation

Thursday, October 02, 2008 || Hilary Moffett

I’m about to blow your mind. Put down your coffee. Stop walking to class—it can wait. This issue is bigger than you and me, and it’s bigger than American politics in general. The issue is nuclear weapons.

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