Read the full piece in the Washington Post here. The Air Force routinely tests for the reliability of aging Minuteman III missiles, said James McKeon, a nuclear weapons analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington think tank. The program is more than 50 years old but has gone through rounds of […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in National Defense
Read the full piece in the National Defense here. There are currently several types in the fleet — and while they are slated to be replaced with the redesigned kill vehicle — this will take several years and present a variety of challenges, said Philip Coyle, senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Ask an Expert Interviews
Ask an Expert: Amb. Wendy Sherman and Richard Nephew on the Iran Deal Two Years Later July 19, 2017 In this interview, Sherman and Nephew, two of the agreement’s lead negotiators reflect on the deal two years after its signing. They answer questions raised by critics of the deal and discuss scenarios if the deal […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in LA Times
Read the full piece in the LA Times here. “Having two X-band radars in the test so closely positioned along the target flight path is one way in which the test was scripted for success,” said Philip E. Coyle III, a former director of the Pentagon testing office. Read the full piece in the LA […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in KTUU
Read the full piece in KTUU here. In a real world situation, Philip Coyle, co-author of “The Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation” and board member of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says to compensate for the systems poor scorecard, in order to get a hit, the shot doctrine says anywhere from 3 to 5 […]