Read the full piece here. In an op-ed written for the New York Times, John F. Tierney, a former congressman from Massachusetts and one-time chairman of the National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, noted his concerns over the $40 billion missile defense system. Now the executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation […]
Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed in The New York Times
Read the Op-Ed in the New York Times here. When the collision with the mock intercontinental ballistic missile occurred on Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency was filled with excitement and relief. The first full intercept test in three years of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system was deemed a success. Some proponents of the […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle and Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Santa Barbara Independent
Read the full piece here. “If these tests were planned to fool U.S. defenses, as a real enemy would do, the failure rate would be even worse,” said Philip E. Coyle III in an email exchange with The Santa Barbara Independent last week. Coyle is a former director of operational testing for the U.S. Department […]
The Center Quoted in Korea Joongang Daily
Read the full piece here. In stark contrast to the MDA, however, the Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, a Washington-based nongovernmental organization of military experts, expressed doubt over whether the United States was actually prepared to intercept a North Korean ICBM, citing the country’s checkered history. “Unfortunately, the $40 billion system’s successful testing record […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle on 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio
Listen here. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Science Fellow Philip E. Coyle joined KPCC’s Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk on 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio to discuss the recent Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) test result and the entire GMD program. Coyle reiterated while the test was a success, GMD’s testing record remains […]
