Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with NBC News about missile defense and the feasibility of an “Iron Dome” defense system in the United States. “We’re seeing a lot of positive news on missile defense. It’s doing really good work on protecting civilians in Ukraine and Israel now,” said John Erath, a former National Security Council official who […]
Middle East
Are Nuclear-Armed Nations Entering a New Arms Race in 2024? Experts Weigh In.
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Truthout about the dangers of nuclear weapons and arms racing in 2024. Despite this, John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says “the possibility of nuclear war is very small,” but hastened to add that the catastrophic dangers and potential consequences of even “limited use” […]
5 Potential Points for Bipartisanship on Nuclear Issues in 2024
By John Erath That 2024 is an election year in the United States will come as no more of a surprise than the usual partisan bickering and the inevitable portrayals of the other side as dangerous to national security. As someone who served presidents of both parties for three decades, I want to offer an […]
Why Israel’s Iron Dome couldn’t stop every rocket strike from Hamas
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Business Insider about Israel’s Iron Dome defense system. Still, like any anti-missile defense system, it has its limitations, John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Insider Wednesday. “Iron dome has been very effective against small-scale attacks, which are the norm,” Erath said. […]
Israel’s Iron Dome Threatened by Precision-Guided Munitions
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about how munitions may affect Israel’s Iron Dome. “The Iron Dome was designed to defend against the proximate threat to Israel in the last 20 years or so, which is Hamas firing rockets from Gaza and other places on to Israeli territory,” John Erath, the senior policy […]