Profile
Jeremy Stone
President + Scientist
Male
Born
1935
Age
78
Jeremy J. Stone was president of the Federation of American Scientists from 1970 to 2000, where he led that organization's advocacy initiatives in arms control, human rights, and foreign policy. In 2000, he was succeeded as president by Dr. Henry Kelly.… Read More
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Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Jeremy Stone.
CHILDHOOD
1935
Birth
Born in 1935.
TWENTIES
1962
27 Years Old
In 1962, he left SRI to work at Hudson Institute on issues of war and peace.
1963
28 Years Old
In 1963, he began working on an arms control proposal for preventing anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems.
1964
29 Years Old
In 1964-1966 he was a research associate at the Harvard Center for International Affairs (CFIA) where he wrote two books: Containing the Arms Race: Some Specific Proposals (MIT Press, 1966) and Strategic Persuasion: Arms Control Through Dialogue (Columbia University Press, 1967).
THIRTIES
1966
31 Years Old
He taught mathematics and arms control at Pomona College from 1966-68.
1970
35 Years Old
In June 1970 Stone became the CEO of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), founded in 1945 by atomic scientists as Federation of Atomic Scientists (FAS).
1973
38 Years Old
In June 1973, as a consequence of his activism in criticizing Pentagon spending practices, his name appeared as one of the 150 listed on the "enemies" list of President Nixon.
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FORTIES
1976
41 Years Old
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He persuaded the American scientific community to set up human rights committees to defend the rights of Russian scientists and was a leading American advocate for Soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov, who in 1976 described Stone as "creative, articulate and brave."
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1979
44 Years Old
Stone designed and secured Carter Administration approval of a follow-on to SALT II ("Shrink SALT II") which was proposed in secret by President Carter at the 1979 Vienna Summit.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1998
63 Years Old
In December 1998, he led the first American scientific delegation in 20 years to Iran and, in September 1999, hosted the return visit of the Academy of Sciences of Iran.
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1999
64 Years Old
In April 1999, Public Affairs Press published his memoir, "Every Man Should Try": Adventures of a Public Interest Activist, in which he documented his achievements and failures–including those noted above. (The book was published in Russian in March 2004 with an introduction by Academician Evgeny Velikhov.)
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In 2000, he was succeeded as president by Dr. Henry Kelly.
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2004
69 Years Old
In 2004, he catalyzed the first public visit to Iran in a quarter century of a U.S. Government official, namely that of James Billington, the Librarian of Congress.
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2007
72 Years Old
Beginning in 2007, working with a small group of activists, he has been working on issues involving Myanmar (Burma), Cuba, and Afghanistan-Pakistan.
2009
74 Years Old
Stone self-published his second memoir, "Catalytic Diplomacy: Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran," in October 2009 on his website.
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