Download the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud. Contrary to popular belief, the first nuclear explosion in human history took place not in Japan, but in New Mexico. This episode dives into that test and explains why Congress is threatening progress made on nuclear arms control. To listen to other podcast episodes, click here.
Policy Analyst James McKeon Quoted in Think Progress
Read the full piece in Think Progress here. Meanwhile, the nonproliferation budget will see cuts to programs that help keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, according to James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “This [bill] would be pretty alarming for nuclear security and broad efforts […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell on Wake Radio
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Policy Director, Alexandra Bell joined the host of the radio show “Wake”, Luke Vargas to discuss the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons passed by the United Nations earlier this month, and the state of global nuclear disarmament, the nuclear policies of nuclear weapons states and how […]
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 […]
Amb. Thomas Graham Jr.’s Op-Ed in The National Interest
Read the full op-ed in The National Interest here. A new bill proposes that the United States would no longer be bound by the INF Treaty if Russia remains in violation. Congress, through a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), risks endangering American national security by threatening the integrity of the Intermediate Nuclear […]
