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December 22, 2016

Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in the Washington Times

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“It is dangerous for the president-elect to use just 140 characters and announce a major change in U.S. nuclear weapons policy, which is nuanced, complex, and affects every single person on this planet,” said John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

He said expanding the U.S. arsenal would breach international treaties “and would almost surely lead to a new nuclear arms race.”

Read the full piece in the Washington Times.

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