Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNN about including China in potential arms control deals with the United States and Russia. “The only reason you bring up China is if you have no intention of extending the New START Treaty,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. […]
Bonus Episode: Ankit Panda on India’s Anti-Satellite Test
At the end of March, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had successfully shot down one of its own satellites with an anti-satellite weapon. We spoke with Ankit Panda to break down the test and what it means for broader security issues in South Asia.
North Korea says it tested a ‘powerful warhead’
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNBC following North Korea’s test of a weapon. “This is a volatile country that holds the entire world at risk but, at this point, it just seems like a bunch of propaganda and a way to remind the Trump administration why they were negotiating in the first place,” […]
Op-ed: Why it’s time to negotiate a mutual No First Use policy with North Korea
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 […]
