Abigail Stowe-Thurston, our Program Coordinator for No First Use policy, wrote an op-ed in NK News: Despite the ceremony and fanfare leading up to the second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, the leaders departed early and emptyhanded. The U.S. and North Korean leaders suggested that negotiations would continue even though no deal was reached […]
Missile defense test success accelerates arms race with Russia, China, program critic says
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with Alaska Public Media about the most recent ground-based midcourse defense test. A prominent critic of U.S. missile defense agrees that a test of the system two weeks ago was a success. And that’s why former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle is more concerned than ever that the […]
The aftermath of Syria’s chemical weapons attacks
Senior Science Fellow John Gilbert, a member of our Scientists Working Group, spoke with Fox News about Syria’s chemical weapons attacks. “There will probably be no further accountability of Syria for its past chemical attacks beyond the damage done after the U.S. missile attacks,” Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Science Fellow, John Gilbert, […]
Mike Pompeo Again Refuses To Blame Kim Jong Un For Otto Warmbier’s Death
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Huffington Post about Mike Pompeo’s refusal to blame North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for American student Otto Warmbier’s death, and U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski’s line of questioning in a hearing. Alexandra Bell, a senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said Pompeo has […]
The Hanoi Summit – We Asked Abigail Stowe-Thurston What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relations
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston shared insights with The National Interest on what happens next after the Hanoi Summit. She focused on the need for diplomacy, no matter how messy, to avoid military action. “Despite the fact that the United States and North Korea walked away from the Hanoi summit empty-handed, American and North Korean interests […]