(OCTOBER 11—WASHINGTON) Former Congressman John Tierney, Executive Director of Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on reducing and eventually eliminating nuclear threats through Congressional and public education, released the following statement on behalf of the Board of Directors: “I applaud the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to Nihon […]
Addressing the China Challenge: The Fallacy of Relying on a Cold War Lens for Nuclear Issues
By Sarah Kirchner-Barney The specter of the Cold War continues to loom large as nuclear saber-rattling has become commonplace from Russia, China continues its ongoing nuclear expansion, and fears of a seventh North Korean nuclear test have put nuclear weapons back in the spotlight. But why worry? The world survived a Cold War once before, […]
“‘북핵 시나리오’ 논의 중대한 진전…한국 핵무장론 억제 방안 모색”
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in Voice of America about North Korean nuclear rhetoric. The article is in Korean. Read more
Op-ed: Nuclear Shadows Over South Asia: Strategic Instabilities in the China-India-Pakistan Triad
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in The Diplomat about the dangers of the India-Pakistan-China nuclear triad and ways all three countries can cooperate in the future. Recent attention to nuclear dangers has been largely devoted to expanding Chinese forces, Russian nuclear threats, and the growing momentum toward a comprehensive nuclear buildup in the United States. […]
Triangular Tensions: U.S., China and the Emerging Russia-North Korea Alliance
By Sarah Kirchner-Barney Alignment between Russia and North Korea has grown with Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Pyongyang on June 19 for the first time in 24 years to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Putin-Kim Summit was supposed to be a two-day affair but was cut short, as Putin was held […]
