Executive Director John Tierney spoke on KNX News’ In Depth show about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats, and the possibility of nuclear use in Ukraine. His segment begins at 18:35.
Council for a Livable World and Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Joint Board Statement on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis. Russia’s invasion is a gross violation of the United Nations Charter, threatens world peace, is causing unspeakable suffering for millions of Ukrainians, and has resulted in Europe’s biggest refugee flow since World War II. […]
“The Threat is Increasing”: Kremlin Keeps Blurring Its Red Line Around Nuclear War
Research Analyst Monica Montgomery was quoted in a Vanity Fair article discussing the prospect of nuclear war with Russia as Putin becomes increasingly isolated. “The threat is increasing,” Monica Montgomery, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, tells Vanity Fair of the potential for nuclear conflict. “In general, it remains low…But it will increase […]
How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them?
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey talked to Scientific American about how many nuclear weapons exist, who has them, and how powerful they are. Strategic weapons can “reach from Moscow to Washington, D.C., while nonstrategic, tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges,” said Samuel Hickey, a research analyst at the nonprofit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “There […]
Russia’s alleged ‘vacuum bomb’ use in Ukraine highlights weapons race with the US
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with ABC News about thermobaric weapons. “It’s a particularly nasty weapon. It’s a terrible way to die. It has a really broad effect and is probably most useful against hardened facilities,” John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C., told ABC News. Tierney, […]
