Escalating tensions with Iran As we predicted, relations between the United States and Iran have gotten worse since President Trump decided to abandon the Iran nuclear deal last year. Iran has now said that it will no longer comply with parts of the agreement and tensions between the U.S. and […]
Front and Center: April 20, 2019
What did North Korea just test? North Korea tested a “tactical guided weapon” Wednesday, marking its first weapons test since November. South Korea said it believes the guided weapon is likely for use in ground combat and is not a ballistic missile, making it a conventional weapon not subject to international sanctions. Senior […]
Front and Center: March 16, 2019
What happened at the second North Korea summit, and what happens next? Competing narratives have emerged following the abrupt end to the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, write Executive Director John Tierney and Policy Analyst James McKeon. This underscores the complexity of nuclear negotiations. Negotiators must now look forward, not backward. Both […]
Front and Center: February 17, 2019
Trump Administration announces withdrawal from INF Treaty; is New START next? We have known this move was likely since October, but the advance notice doesn’t make it any easier to handle. The Reagan-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is a staple of modern arms control agreements, and is one of two major nuclear […]
Front and Center: January 20, 2019
Trump Administration Releases Missile Defense Review On Thursday, the Trump Administration released its long-awaited Missile Defense Review (MDR), the guiding document for the administration’s plan for the systems that, among other things, are supposed to protect the United States from incoming nuclear missiles. As Executive Director John Tierney explains, the MDR lays the groundwork […]
