Read the full piece in POLITICO. John Tierney, a former Democratic congressman and current executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, presented Trump’s tweet as perilous. “It is dangerous for the President-elect to use just 140 characters and announce a major change in U.S. nuclear weapons policy, which is nuanced, complex, and […]
Center Experts Quoted in The Hill
Read the full piece in The Hill. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, which on Thursday expressed alarm at Trump’s tweet calling for the United States to strengthen and expand its nuclear arsenal, on Friday released a trio of statements calling on Trump to disavow his comments. “Any nuclear escalation, let alone a new nuclear arms […]
National Advisory Board Member Sen. Byron Dorgan Quoted in the New York Times
Read the full piece in the New York Times. “The statements made by President-elect Trump undermine decades of work the United States and its allies have been involved in to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles and to prevent the additional proliferation of nuclear weapons,” said Byron L. Dorgan, a former senator from North Dakota and a […]
Trump Calls for Arms Race, Placing World at Risk
President-elect Trump’s blusterous statements could lead to an expensive expansion in global nuclear weapons and an increased risk for nuclear accidents and war. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hazel Correa hcorrea@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 x2115 Washington, DC – Today, during an off-camera discussion with the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly followed-up on his escalatory tweet […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in The Hill
Read the full piece in The Hill. John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said it’s hard to discern nuclear policy from 140 characters, but called the tweet coupled with Putin’s comments “very, very troubling.” Tierney said his group will be pressing the incoming administration for more clarity, as well […]
