By John Erath On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would consider revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and turned the matter over to the Duma for further action. This step has caused concern that Russia may resume explosive testing of nuclear weapons and break the effective moratorium […]
Blinken Opens Dialogue with Xi
by Matthew Teasdale Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in June to shore up relations with China and, hopefully, move toward dialogue and away from confrontation in the Indo-Pacific. Following a dual track strategy, Blinken paired words of cooperation and the possibility of a Biden-Xi summit with a slew of […]
Suspeitas de ataque à central nuclear de Zaporíjia: as acusações de parte a parte, a lógica por trás dos receios e os possíveis danos
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Expresso50, a Portugese-language publication, on the possibility of an attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The article is in Portugese. Read more
Dam Serious Implications
By John Erath On June 6, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was breached, flooding large areas and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for the people of Ukraine, and creating an ecological nightmare. At this point, what exactly caused the disaster is unclear; both sides in the conflict blame the other. The effects, […]
U.S. Release of Nuclear Data Promotes New START Transparency Amid Nuclear Tension
By Matthew Teasdale In response to the Russian decision to suspend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the Biden administration last month publicly released American nuclear data. President Vladimir Putin previously halted his country’s compliance and data transfers to coerce Washington into stopping aid shipments to Ukraine. These statistics include information on the […]
