Established in 1976, Project Ploughshares is a Canadian peace research institute with a focus on disarmament and international security, specifically related to the arms trade, emerging military and security technologies, nuclear weapons, and outer spacehttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lvvbx6bxp226From Cold War protests to AI risk today: For 50 years, Project Ploughshares has pushed toward peace—one treaty, one policy brief, one hard conversation at a time. Check out the timeline: https://ploughshares.ca/nuclear-disarmament-50-years-of-research-and-action/ #Ploughshares50 #NuclearDisarmament #PeaceInAction #Hiroshima8008 Aug 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvvbx6bxp226https://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lvswtemmlk2y“Their suffering is not confined to history; it reverberates through current debates on deterrence, disarmament, and nuclear modernization.” Read: Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years of Nuclear Reckoning - Project Ploughshares #Hiroshima80 #NuclearAbolition #Hibakusha #TPNW07 Aug 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvswtemmlk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lvodhotmr224Hiroshima80: A week of reflection + action We’re marking 80 years since the atomic bombings with new content all week. First up: a fact sheet on the human cost, Canada’s role, and why disarmament can’t wait. Read + share: https://ploughshares.ca/80-years-after-hiroshima-and-nagasaki-the-human-cost-and-canadas-role/ #Hiroshima80 #NuclearDisarmament05 Aug 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvodhotmr224https://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lvc2kyve7c2vA poignant reminder as nuclear tensions escalate: survivors like Terumi Kuramori, who was just a year old in 1945, still speak out: “Nuclear weapons and human beings cannot co‑exist.”31 Jul 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc2kyve7c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3luld5qacnc2aGolden Dome is not just another defence plan—it's a $500B+ space-based missile shield that could trigger a new arms race. Here’s what’s at stake: 🛰️ Weaponized satellites 💰 $71B from Canada ⚠️ Strategic instability https://ploughshares.ca/golden-dome-explained-ambition-reality-risk #GoldenDome #MissileDefence #SpaceWeapons #Canada22 Jul 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3luld5qacnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lscnl6yhzk2dThe U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites crosses a dangerous line. Military strikes won’t bring peace—or non-proliferation. We need diplomacy, not destruction. Read our full statement: https://ploughshares.ca/statement-on-the-u-s-bombing-of-iranian-nuclear-facilities/ #NPT #Disarmament #DiplomacyNotWar23 Jun 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lscnl6yhzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lqsb7npa7s2g🧵 1/ Wildfires. Floods. Extreme heat. Climate disasters are becoming Canada’s new normal—and our response systems need to evolve. Our report *At the Crossroads* asks: How should Canada prepare?04 Jun 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsb7npa7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lptrddlxy22vAfter a decade of visionary leadership, Cesar Jaramillo will step down as Executive Director of Project Ploughshares on June 1, 2025. We’re deeply grateful for his unwavering commitment to peace, disarmament, and justice—and for guiding our work with integrity. https://ploughshares.ca/cesar-jaramillo-to-step-down-as-executive-director-of-project-ploughshares/23 May 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptrddlxy22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lo4sagf3b22q"If rules are to have value, they must apply equally to adversaries and allies. Otherwise, law becomes merely narrative and principle becomes politics." https://www.ploughshares.ca/publications/rules-for-others-selective-outrage-silent-complicity-and-an-alarming-lack-of-principled-leadership #Gaza #Ukraine #security #UN #US #IHL #NPT01 May 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4sagf3b22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lnjd6wjrnk2nProject Ploughshares is seeking a Peace Research Intern for Summer 2025. To be eligible, the candidate must meet Canada Summer Jobs requirements. To learn more: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/63e066081ef50cb16a3f4157/6808228bb08cffc1a2779717_PeaceResearchIntern2025.pdf #SummerJob #SummerInternships #PeaceandConflictStudies23 Apr 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjd6wjrnk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lmffvzwujs2pProject Ploughshares is joining leading civil-society organizations for #VoteforRights, a non-partisan national campaign designed to put human rights at the centre of the 2025 federal election. Let’s put human rights first and #VoteForRights. Learn more: VoteForRights.ca #Isreal #Gaza#rightsfirst09 Apr 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmffvzwujs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3lmaqevwtxs25Jessica West is virtually attending the #ParosOWEG in all its aspects and will be sharing updates, insights, and essential context throughout the process. @jessicawestphd.bsky.social For more information, check out our quick guide: https://www.ploughshares.ca/publications/a-short-guide-to-the-oewg-on-parosin-all-its-aspects07 Apr 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaqevwtxs25https://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3kclpe5fi672bSenior Researcher Dr. Jessica West presented the Joint Civil Society Statement on Outer Space at the UN First Committee in early October. The statement aimed to demonstrate steps towards achieving PAROS. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3s4YvaY25 Oct 2023 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kclpe5fi672bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ploughsharesca.bsky.social/post/3kbo7offvev2oAs the #UNGA78 continues this week, States are having the chance to #VoteAgainstTheMachine. In a recent piece in the Autumn 2023 Ploughshares Monitor, Senior Researcher Branka Marijan highlights the dangers of civilian tech being misappropriated for military use. https://www.ploughshares.ca/publications/the-dilemma-of-dual-use-ai13 Oct 2023 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:odqfoyazezbv3jnjuxt6bat6/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbo7offvev2o