By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow There’s a lot going on in nuclear weapons news, all around the world. It’s already a challenge to stay on top of the daily headlines about North Korea and Iran. To help you stay up-to-date on nuclear issues everywhere else, we at the Center are starting up Broken Arrow News: […]
Op-ed: The NPT at 50: A Staple of Global Nuclear Order
Senior Policy Analyst Sara Kutchesfahani wrote an article for Arms Control Today about the role the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty plays in global affairs and nuclear order 50 years after its signing. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the NPT, the bedrock of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Although the accord is […]
Netanyahu says Iran ‘lied’ about nukes: Will new intel convince Trump to kill Iran deal?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Circa about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s presentation about the Iran nuclear deal. “Everybody is making their closing arguments before the president decides what to do on the 12th,” said Alexandra Bell, who served in the State Department’s arms control bureau during the Iran nuclear negotiations. That includes […]
Netanyahu’s theatrics help push Trump towards Iran deal withdrawal
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Guardian about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s anti-Iran-nuclear-deal press conference. “There was nothing there. There was nothing that the IAEA did not know, and all the theatrics and circa-2004 PowerPoint were a bit silly,” said Alexandra Bell, a former state department expert, now senior policy director at […]
Iran Deal Decertification: Options for Congress
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) requires that the President certify Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran every 90 days. If the president does not certify compliance, Congress is given a 60-day window during which it can re-impose sanctions through an expedited process. On October 13 2017, President Trump announced […]
