Senior Policy Director John Erath joined WWL First News With Tommy Tucker (New Orleans) to discuss Russia’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, the latest Russian involvement in Ukraine, and the potential for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. “The use of a large number of nuclear weapons would change the way we live in the […]
Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ missile changes little for U.S., scholars say
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Washington Post discussing Russia’s recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile with the potential to carry a large nuclear payload. Russia has always had a substantial number of ICBMs that could strike the United States and Europe, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for […]
Five deadly weapons Russia is accused of using in Ukraine
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Hill discussing some of the worst weapons Russia has been accused of using in its invasion of Ukraine. Some of the worst weapons that Moscow has allegedly used are indiscriminate in their nature, prompting concerns about their impact on civilian populations from Ukrainian officials, the West, […]
Op-ed: Putin’s horrendous war on Ukraine is no reason to give up on renewing the nuclear deal with Iran
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey co-authored an op-ed in Business Insider countering arguments that a renewed nuclear deal will benefit Russia at the expense of the U.S. “Today, Russia is wielding nuclear threats to help perpetrate an illegal, unjustified, and immoral war against Ukraine. At the same time, Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than it has […]
Finding windows for cooperation amid rising nuclear threats
By Anna Kim Last Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong threatened “dreadful attack” and “a miserable fate little short of destruction and ruin” for South Korea, warning that if the country “opts for military confrontation with us, our nuclear combat force will have to inevitably carry out its duty.” The comments were […]
