Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Progressive Magazine on the importance of transparency in nuclear dialogue.
Defense hawks, including former President Donald Trump, argue that releasing stockpile details gives enemies vital information. But advocates say otherwise. Transparency “reduces chances of misperception and removes another’s perceived need to build more under an impression that it is ‘behind’ the other,” John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, tells The Progressive.
“Although overtures inviting discussions have been offered by the United States, neither Russia nor China have engaged, at least for now,” Tierney says. “The U.S. is reintroducing a practice halted by Trump. In the past, such leadership has eventually resulted in other countries following suit. It has the prospect of lowering temperatures and may lead to at least a slight opening toward limited dialogue—a start.” Read more
