President’s Letter – October 2025
Dear NAPF Community,
In September, I traveled to Maine to speak with Tucker Carlson. The interview is now available on every platform where podcasts can be found, including YouTube, X, Spotify, and more. I’ve been heartened by the overwhelmingly positive response to the message from thousands of people across the political spectrum. Many have reached out to say they were so grateful to learn about the nuclear threat. Some stated that they used to be “pro-nuclear,” but that the interview changed their mind.
We need much more of this kind of engagement, educating the general public, and then sharing this message with local, national, and global leaders. With the upcoming Netflix release of A House of Dynamite, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and seemingly based on Annie Jacobsen’s book Nuclear War: A Scenario, we have an opportunity to push for action in our own communities and country, as well as across the world. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons recently passed the mark of more than half of all UN member states being signatory states or parties to the treaty. We need both internal and external pressure on nuclear armed states to shift direction.
We also need resources to be able to amplify our reach and take the message to where it needs to be heard, from podcast studios to the halls of Congress and the United Nations. Please support our work in this critical moment. Every donation counts and the more of them we get – at any level – the easier it will be to reach our funding goals. We cannot do this work without you!
As always, I hope you’ll peruse our resources below, including by watching the Tucker Carlson interview. Check out information about our amazing Evening for Peace and the Choose Hope Symposium in Hiroshima, co-organized with Soka Gakkai International, and much more!
With love and gratitude,
Ivana N. Hughes
President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Highlights
On Tucker Carlson | Interview on Nuclear War and Disarmament
Dr. Ivana Nikolić Hughes, NAPF President, joined Tucker Carlson to discuss the urgent need for nuclear disarmament and the global risks of continued reliance on nuclear weapons.
Click HERE to watch the interview.
38th Evening for Peace
Honoring Martin Sheen with the Daniel Ellsberg Lifetime Achievement Award and Pope Francis (posthumously) with the Distinguished Peace Leader Award for their dedication to peace and nuclear disarmament.
Click HERE for photos, program, and the event recording.
Choose Hope in Hiroshima
In partnership with Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and following the Santa Barbara March symposium, Choose Hope in Hiroshima took place on August 23 and 24.
See HERE for photos, program, and event summary.
Resources
How Real is the Nuclear Extinction Threat?
Dr. Hughes joined Ali Mirza for a conversation on the urgent need for nuclear disarmament and the growing threat of nuclear extinction.
Click HERE to watch the interview.
UN Side Event on Gender and Nuclear Weapons
Co-sponsored by NAPF, RTT and the Missions of Kazakhstan, Kiribati, and Malta, delegates exchanged views at First Committee.
Click HERE for summary and event pictures.
Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards
The 2025 winners have been announced! Explore the poems that inspire reflection, hope, and a vision for peace.
Click HERE to read their winning poems.
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