On the Passing of FAS Board Member Don Lebell
The Federation of American Scientists regrets to share news of the passing of long-time board member Don Lebell at age 95.
Don Lebell was an active voice in national security, working not only with FAS, but with the Ploughshares Fund’s Nuclear-Free Society and the Department of Defense’s Task Force on Globalization and National Security, Amnesty International, and more throughout his life.
Because of Don’s passion for nonproliferation, the world is a safer place today.
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