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 […]
Melding U.S. Non-Proliferation Strategy with Middle East De-Escalation Dynamics
By Samuel M. Hickey The United States and Iran appear to be circling in on an informal, unwritten understanding to prevent the simmering nuclear crisis from boiling over. Avoiding a nuclear crisis in the Middle East is in the United States’ interest, particularly as Washington remains preoccupied with other parts of the world. The Biden […]
Will the secretive US-Iran talks deliver breakthrough or crumble in disappointment?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with TRT World about the United States conducting indirect negotiations with Iran. Watch here
Yom Kippur War
From October 6-25, 1973, an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria led an attack on Israel that could have led to a confrontation between nuclear-armed powers. With the Cold War in the backdrop, the threat of nuclear war remained ever present during the three weeks of hostilities. Three days into the conflict, the Israeli […]
