Executive Director John Tierney and Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle wrote an op-ed for Defense One explaining why the proposed space-based missile defense system is a bad idea. In March 1983, President Ronald Reagan delivered an Oval Office speech to announce his Strategic Defense Initiative — or as it was dubbed by critics, “Star Wars.” […]
50 Years Later
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy feared that 25 countries could possess nuclear weapons by the 1970’s. Today, nine countries have them. Many experts attribute this to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), an agreement that turns 50 this year. We explore the Treaty and its future with Ambassador Susan Burk and Ambassador Laura Kennedy. Can’t listen […]
Nonproliferation Expert Tierney Calls Trump Nuclear Push ‘Dangerous and Unnecessary’
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Diplomat about global arms control and non-proliferation issues. The Diplomat: From observation, does adding or enhancing nuclear capabilities actually deter ‘bad behavior’ by countries? Tierney: No. It just encourages more arms racing. The Diplomat: Let’s talk about technicalities. Can you describe what the push to develop smaller nukes is yielding in […]
Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Conference Report Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion $616.9 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion […]
Some voices on nuclear risk after Helsinki
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki. “I would have liked to see stronger commitment to serious discussion about the extension of New START & how we fix the INF Treaty, but I’m glad we saw no indication either side is backing off […]
