Read the full piece in Bulletin of Atomic Scientists here. Put simply, spreading nuclear technology spreads the ability (in whole or in part) to make nuclear weapons, and the institutions created to sever this connection have shown they are not up to the task. Unless this situation is reversed, the problem of turning the recently […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in POLITICO
Read the full piece in POLITICO here. Former Democratic Rep. John Tierney, who chaired a national security oversight panel, contends that preserving arms control pacts with Russia needs to be a bigger priority for the Trump administration despite the differences between the two nations. “These are existential issues,” said Tierney, now executive director of the […]
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 […]
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 […]