This year, the Trump administration asked Congress for nearly $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons in its annual President’s Budget Request — a huge increase over last year’s already massive request. This is a number that 59% of people believe is too high, according to recent polling from ReThink Media and the Costs […]
Iran Diplomacy
After Turning the War Around on Its Own, Ukraine Needs Support
by John Erath, Senior Policy Director Most of the media coverage of nuclear weapons issues in 2026 has focused on Iran for good reason. Iranian production of a nuclear weapon would affect peace and security in the Middle East and beyond. With the Trump administration seeming finally to settle on prevention of nuclear proliferation as […]
Congress’s Only PhD Physicist on Iran’s Nuclear Program
President Trump has embroiled the United States in yet another war in the Middle East, and at the heart of his shifting reasons for striking Iran with the help of Israel is Iran’s nuclear program. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL-11) sat down with former Research Analyst and Paul Castleman Fellow Sam Hickey to discuss the big […]
With Liberty and Justice for Some: with Former Rep. John Tierney
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Representative Mark Pocan on his podcast With Liberty and Justice for Some about President Trump’s nuclear threats on Iran and increases in defense funding for this year’s President’s Budget Request.
North Dakota stands at the center of America’s nuclear deterrence amid Iran conflict
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Valley News Live about nuclear threats to the United States. John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says the current conflict with Iran does not pose a direct nuclear threat to the United States, at least not yet. “Iran does not have nuclear […]
