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 […]
Front and Center: December 15, 2018
Featured Nukes of Hazard Podcast: 50 Years Later In 1963, President John F. Kennedy feared that 25 countries could possess nuclear weapons by the 1970’s. Today, nine countries have them. Many experts attribute this to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an agreement that turns 50 this year. We explore the Treaty and its future […]
Front and Center: November 17, 2018
Giving Tuesday It’s that time of year again! After you hit the stores on Black Friday and shop online for Cyber Monday, celebrate Giving Tuesday Nov. 27 by making a tax-deductible donation to us! Want a head start on donating? That’s great — you can donate here. Wanted: Policy Intern Do you know a college student […]
