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Joseph Cirincione
Born (1949-11-13) November 13, 1949 (age 74)
Occupation(s)President, Ploughshares Fund

Joseph Cirincione (

nuclear nonproliferation and conflict resolution.[2][3]

Career

Cirincione was appointed president of

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he described as "a completely unjustified, unprovoked invasion of a sovereign state".[6]

He is the author or editor of seven books, including Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late (Columbia University Press, 2013), Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons (Columbia University Press, 2007) and Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Threats[7] (Carnegie Endowment, second edition 2006) and the co-author of Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security [8] (Carnegie Endowment, 2005). Cirincione is also the author of over eight hundred articles and reports on defense and national security.[9]

Cirincione has advocated for negotiations to end the diplomatic stalemate regarding the nuclear program of Iran.[10][11][12] In 2009, he appeared on The Colbert Report.[13] While at Ploughshares Fund, Cirincione was also the host of the nuclear security podcast, Press The Button.[14]

Cirincione previously served as vice president for national security and international policy at the

Washington, DC. For eight years, he was the director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he chaired and organized five annual Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conferences.[15] The 2005 conference included Cirincione's presentation, "A Brief History of the Atomic Age."[16]

He worked for nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning in 1985 as a professional staff member of the

Committee on Government Operations
, and served as staff director of the bipartisan Military Reform Caucus.

References

  1. YouTube
  2. ^ "Joseph Cirincione to Lead Expansion of Ploughshares Fund". Ploughshares Fund. February 20, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Clemons, Steve (February 19, 2008). "Center for American Progress Nuke Expert Becomes Foundation President". Washington Note.
  4. ^ "Joe Cirincione to join Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft as Senior Non-Resident Fellow". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Georgetown University Faculty Directory". gufaculty360.georgetown.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ISSN 0362-8841
    . Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Cirincione, Joseph; Wolfsthal, Jon; Rajkumar, Miriam (July 10, 2005). "Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats" (2nd ed.). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  8. ^ Perkovich, George; Tuchman Mathews, Jessica; Cirincione, Joseph; Gottemoeller, Rose; Wolfsthal, Jon B. (March 2005). "Universal Compliance: A Strategy for Nuclear Security". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006.
  9. ^ "Joseph Cirincione, Author at Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft". Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Cirincione, Joseph (November 2006). "The Clock's Ticking: Stop Iran Before It Is Too Late". Arms Control Today. Arms Control Association.
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  12. ^ "Video discussion with Cirincione and Jacqueline Shire". Bloggingheads.tv. April 19, 2007.
  13. ^ "Better Know a Lobby - Ploughshares Fund". The Colbert Report. November 30, 2009.
  14. ^ "Press the Button". Ploughshares Fund. April 24, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  15. ^ "2005 Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace He worked as a senior associate at the Stimson Center for over five years, where he directed the Campaign for the Non-Proliferation Treaty advocating the indefinite extension of this treaty, and the Coalition on Nuclear Dangers, urging support for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty a sharp reductions in global nuclear arsenals. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006.
  16. ^ Cirncione, Joseph (2005). "A Brief History of the Atomic Age". Dot-Org Digital Media Services.[dead YouTube link]
  17. ^ "Joseph Cirincione". Q&A. C-SPAN. May 27, 2007.

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