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DESCRIPTION:Ploughshares Fund will host its annual gala evening, Chain Reaction 2015, 
 on Monday, June 8, 2015 at The Open Square at Futures Without Violence in 
 the Presidio, San Francisco. With the Iran nuclear deal front and center in 
 the news, the evening will feature a timely discussion about nuclear 
 threats over the past 70 years and how to resolve conflicts, reduce threats 
 and retire the bomb. The evening will feature a pre-program reception and 
 bring together experts in the field, including General James E. Cartwright, 
 former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former commander of 
 the US nuclear forces who has a unique insider view into the threats posed 
 by a nuclear arsenal; Reza Aslan, the bestselling author of Zealot: The 
 Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and No God But God: The Origins, 
 Evolution, and Future of Islam; and Barbara Slavin, a Ploughshares Fund 
 grantee, author, journalist and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and 
 noted expert in Middle East issues.\n"In periods of heightened tensions and 
 reduced decision times, the likelihood of human and technical error in 
 control systems increases," said General James E. Cartwright, former Vice 
 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Launch-on-warning is a relic of 
 Cold War strategy whose risk today far exceeds its value. Our leaders 
 urgently need to talk and, we hope, agree to scrap this obsolete protocol 
 before a devastating error occurs." "The historic agreement reached with 
 Iran could potentially, for the first time, put that country's nuclear 
 program in an iron box with a camera on it," said Joe Cirincione, President 
 of Ploughshares Fund. "We are delighted to bring our guest speakers 
 together in a discussion that explores the broader context of these issues 
 and why it is so important to seize this opportunity with Iran."\nIn 
 addition, the evening will feature a special interactive pop-up exhibit 
 from N Square. The special one-night-only exhibit explores how 21st-century 
 innovation can accelerate progress toward the eventual elimination of 
 nuclear weapons. A new initiative sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. 
 MacArthur Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Ploughshares 
 Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Skoll Global Threats 
 Fund, N Square was created to catalyze innovation that moves the world 
 toward disarmament while improving global safety and security in the 
 meantime.\nSince 1981, Ploughshares Fund has led and invested in 
 initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate the world's nuclear threats 
 and to promote stability in regions of conflict.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/09/18772132.php
SUMMARY:Chain Reaction 2015 Benefitting Ploughshares Fund
LOCATION:The Open Square at Futures Without Violence\n100 Montgomery Street \nThe 
 Presidio of San Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/05/09/18772132.php
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