Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Washington Post about North Korea. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation and an Obama-era State Department arms-control expert, said building a team to reach a deal with North Korea should be a priority for the Trump administration. “The president has […]
Trump cautiously welcomes North Korea offer to consider nuclear talks with US
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in Stars and Stripes regarding North Korea’s statement it would talk to the U.S. about denuclearization. Alexandra Bell of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said there’s a precedent for canceling the exercises or reducing the scale of the drills. “Based on previous North Korean statements […]
Op-ed: Now—more than ever—is the time for creative diplomacy
Senior Policy Analyst Sara Z. Kutchesfahani wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about different types of creative diplomacy. “In the past month alone, many nuclear-related events have made front page news, including the most recent missile false alarm in Hawaii, where residents were informed by an emergency cell phone alert that […]
Donald Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game of Nuclear Poker
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was featured in the Time Magazine February 12 cover story weighing in on nuclear miscalculation. Philip Coyle, a former test director at the Nevada Test Site, also warned about the chance of miscalculation. “This is a time where we need more thought about where we’ve been and where we’re headed,” […]
New Thinking On Nuclear Weapons
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was a guest on the 1A radio show on NPR discussing the forthcoming nuclear posture review, first-use policy, missile defense and future U.S. national security policy. Listen to the show or download the podcast