TRUMP’S AMBIGUOUS NUCLEAR TESTING REMARKS SPARK CONFUSION, ALARM Last month, President Donald Trump posted on social media that he had ordered the Department of Defense to resume nuclear testing “on an equal basis” to other countries. Since then, he has doubled down on these comments even as his own administration officials have tried to walk them back. […]
Front and Center: October 27, 2025
‘A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE’ PROVIDES RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR CULTURAL RESONANCE A House of Dynamite is a new nuclear thriller from famed director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim that dives deep into the nuclear launch process and explores how a fictional White House would respond to an incoming nuclear attack, including through the use of missile defense. It was […]
Front and Center: September 28, 2025
REMINDER: JOIN US VIRTUALLY FOR OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 7 The Center’s annual conference is just more than one week away and we’d love for you to attend virtually from the remote location of your choice! Join us October 7 from 4:30-7 p.m. eastern as our esteemed slate of speakers and panelists seek to answer one critical […]
Front and Center: August 17, 2025
TRUMP AND PUTIN REACH NO DEAL AT SUMMIT ABOUT UKRAINE, MISS OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR RISK REDUCTION President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday afternoon in Alaska, purportedly to meet about ending the war caused by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Given that Ukrainian leadership was not in the room, it was […]
Front and Center: June 30, 2025
EVEN AS ISRAELI-IRANIAN TENSIONS ARE EASED FOR NOW, THE UNITED STATES MUST ADDRESS WAR POWERS It has been a long few days fraught with uncertainty about what might happen between Israel, Iran and the United States. This conflict seems to have cooled for now with the announcement of a ceasefire, but what matters now is what happens […]
