Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Stars and Stripes about North Korea’s declaration with South Korea. “This has really put the ball in the Trump administration’s court,” Alexandra Bell, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in an interview. “It’s very clear that President Moon and Chairman Kim are committed to moving […]
Experts skeptical of Trump’s claim China is holding up N. Korea progress
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Circa about the current state of negotiations with North Korea. “The North Koreans are really hung up on that…,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. “From their perspective, that needs to be done first before we can actually move to a […]
Op-ed: North Korea’s other weapons of mass destruction
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Research Intern Abigail Pokraka wrote a piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the dangers of North Korea’s chemical and biological weapons programs. Achieving the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea will require the most complicated and rigorous security agreement ever negotiated. That means that the Trump Administration has an […]
Nonproliferation Expert Tierney Calls Trump Nuclear Push ‘Dangerous and Unnecessary’
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Diplomat about global arms control and non-proliferation issues. The Diplomat: From observation, does adding or enhancing nuclear capabilities actually deter ‘bad behavior’ by countries? Tierney: No. It just encourages more arms racing. The Diplomat: Let’s talk about technicalities. Can you describe what the push to develop smaller nukes is yielding in […]
Trump thanks Kim for return of Korean War dead, but doubts remain about disarming
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Sinclair about the meaning of Kim Jong-un returning the bodies of U.S. soldiers as well as reports it was dismantling a key nuclear site. “For the nuclear issue writ large, it’s a symbolic step for sure,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and […]
