Read the full piece in WIRED here. Two issues intertwine when Trump spouts off nuclear weapons without much strategic thought: escalation and credibility, both of which seem to be heading in the wrong direction. “A lie is a lie, and he’s proven to be the master of lies. But we’re not playing tiddlywinks here,” says […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell Interviewed by The National
Read the full interview in The National here. As the United States and North Korea trade fresh threats of military force, non-proliferation experts are increasingly concerned about conversation boiling over into a military confrontation that would bring what they believe would be “unmitigated disaster”. The National spoke to Alexandra Bell, the Senior Policy Director at […]
Board Member Richard Klass Quoted in The Hill
Read the full piece in The Hill here. Richard Klass, a retired Air Force colonel now on the board of the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, said Wednesday morning mixed messages from the administration are an indication that the administration still lacks key personnel and a rigorous interagency review process. “There’s no process for […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Salem News
Read the full piece in Salem News here. In heading up a nuclear nonproliferation think tank in Washington, D.C., former Sixth District Congressman John Tierney stands on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s blunderbuss pronouncements at North Korea, statements some fear could lead to a nuclear showdown or a show of empty rhetoric. “You […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in LA Times
Read the full piece in the LA Times here. Philip Coyle, a former nuclear weapons program executive and later a senior Pentagon official, said the U.S. successfully negotiated two weapons agreements with North Korea starting in the 1990s but let them lapse and squandered the next 15 years. “It is colossal that we have wasted […]