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 […]
Little or Too Much
By John Erath Sometimes, seemingly little things can mean much. On April 14, former Russian President turned Putin’s attack bear Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons to the Baltic should Sweden and Finland join NATO. At first, this would seem to mean little; Russia already has hundreds of nuclear weapons, especially nonstrategic […]
El uso de armas termobáricas por parte de Rusia en Ucrania
El 28 de febrero de 2022, el embajador ucraniano en Estados Unidos confirmó que Rusia había utilizado una “bomba de vacío”, causando la muerte de 70 soldados, como parte de su invasión ilegal de Ucrania. Dos días antes, la cadena CNN reportó la movilización de lanzacohetes rusos TOS-1, los cuales pueden lanzar hasta 30 cohetes armados […]
Russian Atrocities and the Importance of Deterrence
By John Erath The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation was founded over 40 years ago as a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing peace and security. The last six weeks have posed what, in many ways, is the greatest challenge of our existence. First, Russia used a direct threat of nuclear weapons to provide cover […]
