Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed for 38 North about how U.S. policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program must change. For decades, US policy toward North Korea has ranged from bombast to paralysis. The Trump-Kim summits marked a rare moment of high-level diplomacy, but with little lasting progress. Today, with signs that the United States […]
Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Truthout about the latest report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) about increased nuclear weapons spending. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Truthout in a phone call that nuclear weapons cannot simply be wished away. “There has to be a lot of […]
How real is the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with the BBC about the possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan. “When nuclear weapons can be involved, there is always an unacceptable level of danger,”John Erath, senior policy director at the non-profit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told the BBC. “The Indian and Pakistani governments have […]
Deterrence can create space for diplomacy, not replace it.
By John Erath On May 6, India retaliated for the killings of Indian tourists in Kashmir by striking what it identified as terrorist-linked facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. International reaction initially focused on the possibility of nuclear war, an understandable concern when violence between nuclear-armed states worsens. During the following days, both sides have […]
Op-ed: How the India-Pakistan Crisis Puts U.S. Strategy to the Test
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in The National Interest about how the United States should approach the crisis between India and Pakistan. Open conflict has erupted between India and Pakistan, once again raising the possibility of nuclear confrontation. Indian missile strikes into Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have resulted in eight deaths, according to Pakistani officials. At the […]
