Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in Newsweek discussing Russia’s nuclear threats. But “because of the extreme consequences of the use of any nuclear weapon, any risk has to be taken very, very seriously,” John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a U.S.-based nonprofit, told Newsweek. “The risk of […]
A Possible Win for Nuclear Safety: Talks Begin On Demilitarizing the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
By Matthew Teasdale Talks between Kyiv and Moscow began last week on establishing a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, hailed the proposal for a demilitarized zone while Western leaders signed a statement in support of the […]
Beyond Irony: Putin’s Threats and the International Day of Peace
By John Erath September 21 is the “International Day of Peace,” as declared by the UN in 1981. It is therefore something beyond ironic that it was chosen by Vladimir Putin as the appropriate moment to announce a “partial mobilization” of 300,000 reservists to provide additional cannon fodder for Russian operations in Ukraine. Putin cloaked […]
U.S. Watching for Warning Signs Putin Is Preparing Nuclear Attack
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Vladimir Putin’s latest nuclear threats. Monitoring levels of nuclear activity has been the norm since the Cold War, John Erath, the senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek. … Ukraine may not get the harsh language that it wants, and Erath […]
Rejecting Russia’s blackmail means RevCon was a success
By John Erath The much-delayed 2020 NPT Review Conference (RevCon) has ended and, as expected, not produced a Final Document. This has predictably led a number of commentators to label the RevCon a failure, primarily for not making “progress” toward nuclear disarmament. Despite the lack of a splashy headline, the RevCon did produce some positive […]
