Listen here. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Science Fellow Philip E. Coyle joined KPCC’s Larry Mantle, host of AirTalk on 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio to discuss the recent Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) test result and the entire GMD program. Coyle reiterated while the test was a success, GMD’s testing record remains […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in The Week
Read the full piece here. While the interceptor did destroy the mock ICBM, Philip E. Coyle, a senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told CNN that only “two out of the last five attempts” have been successful and “that is only a 40 percent success rate since early 2010. In school, […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in CNN
Read the full piece here. While the Pentagon is calling this test a success, some experts cautioned that the $40 billion missile defense system still has a long way to go before it can be considered fully developed. “It marks two successes in a row, which is significant, but only two hits out of the […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Al Jazeera
Read the full piece in Al Jazeera. John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Al Jazeera the missile programme – despite its cost – has a success record of less than 50 percent. “Unfortunately, we need to be aware of a false sense of security here. This programme is […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in NPR
Read the full piece in NPR. The test conducted by troops of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base cost $244 million. Philip E. Coyle is a former head of the Pentagon’s test and evaluation office and a senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He tells The Associated Press, […]
