global_zero_commission_on_nuclear_risk_reduction_report

GLOBAL ZERO IS THE INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTFOR THE ELIMINATION OF ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS.Since its launch in Paris in December 2008, Global Zero has grown to include300 eminent world leaders and half a million citizens worldwide;hosted four Global Zero Summits and numerous regional conferences;built an international student movement with hundreds of student campuschapters in dozens of countries; produced the acclaimed documentaryfilm, Countdown to Zero, with the team behind An Inconvenient Truth; andlaunched cutting-edge international campaigns in key countries with compelling,high-production content to reach millions of people worldwidewith an empowering call to action.Senior political leaders around the world have endorsed Global Zero, withPresident Barack Obama declaring, “Global Zero will always have a partnerin me and my administration.” Leading newspapers – including TheNew York Times, The Economist and the Financial Times – have backedGlobal Zero’s plan, the Financial Times concluding that, “Global Zero’s planhas shown the direction to be travelled; the world’s leaders must now startmoving.”For more information, please visit www.<strong>global</strong><strong>zero</strong>.org.We are grateful for the extraordinary support of Dr. Jennifer Allen Simons and The SimonsFoundation (Principal Sponsor of Global Zero). We also wish to acknowledge the generoussupport of the Skoll Global Threats Fund, the Ploughshares Fund, Valentine Schaffner andMin-Myn Jung, the Foreign Ministry of Switzerland, The Levin Charitable Trust, The FrankelFoundation, John and Jessica Fullerton, the Telemachus Fund and Deb Sawyer.