The Nuclear Weapons Policy Fund directs funding to projects aimed at reducing the probability of large-scale nuclear warfare.
A nuclear war, by accident, miscalculation, or deliberate use, could lead to as much carnage in the first few days as all of World War I or II. Billions more could be threatened by second-order effects: radioactive fallout, the collapse of critical infrastructure, and mass famine. The ensuing chaos could irrevocably destabilise civilization and send humanity down a dark path.
Thousands of nuclear weapons remain ready to launch in minutes. Recent trends are troubling:
The Nuclear Weapons Policy Fund will identify and support projects to help reduce the risk of nuclear war. In particular, the fund may support work aiming to:
This fund meets our criteria to be a top-rated fund because it is managed by one of our trusted evaluators: Longview Philanthropy. Over the past year, Longview Philanthropy has worked with top experts in the field, both in and outside government, to identify under-resourced and high-leverage grantmaking opportunities that will reduce the nuclear threat. Their team brings over a decade of experience in leading nuclear grantmaking and 30 years of experience in arms control, non-proliferation, defence innovation, and emerging technology strategy.
The fund's grantmaking will be informed by all of Longview's work, and therefore everyone in their team plays a role. The fund managers are:
Nuclear Weapons Policy Programme Officer
Carl co-leads Longview’s programme on nuclear weapons policy. For more than a decade, Carl led grantmaking in nuclear security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a philanthropic fund which grants over $30 million annually to strengthen international peace and security. Carl previously worked with The Century Foundation and the Global Security Institute, where his extensive research spanned arms control, international security policy, and nonproliferation.
Nuclear Weapons Policy Programme Officer
Matthew co-leads Longview’s programme on nuclear weapons policy. His prior work spanned emerging technology threat and policy assessment, with a particular focus on how advancements in AI may shape the future of influence operations, nuclear strategy, and cyber attacks. He has worked as a policy researcher with OpenAI, as an analyst in the US Department of Defense’s Innovation Steering Group, and as a director of research and analysis at the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence. Matthew holds an MA in strategic studies and international economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a BS in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland.
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