CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (OCTOBER 27—WASHINGTON) Upon the release of the Biden administration’s long-awaited unclassified Nuclear Posture Review, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation releases the following statement by Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney on behalf of the organization: “While we are pleased that the Biden administration’s Nuclear […]
Biden left with few options on Iran as nuclear talks stall
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey spoke to ABC News about the Biden administration’s options as the window for a diplomatic resolution to Iran’s advancing nuclear program continues to close. The U.S. also has little room to maneuver, says Sam Hickey, an analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “There are a lot of political […]
Iran Is Backing Out of the Nuclear Deal That U.S. Had Already Reneged On for Years
The Intercept quoted a Center press statement in an article about the legacy of the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. “Today, the IAEA is ‘flying blind’ about the details of Iran’s activities because it is unable to retrieve surveillance data being stored on the agency’s cameras as a consequence of U.S. withdrawal […]
Op-ed: Putin’s horrendous war on Ukraine is no reason to give up on renewing the nuclear deal with Iran
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey co-authored an op-ed in Business Insider countering arguments that a renewed nuclear deal will benefit Russia at the expense of the U.S. “Today, Russia is wielding nuclear threats to help perpetrate an illegal, unjustified, and immoral war against Ukraine. At the same time, Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon than it has […]
Restored Iran Deal May Be in Reach
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey wrote a piece in Arms Control Today laying out the current status of negotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal. European and U.S. negotiators have thrown cold water on indications that the Iranian nuclear deal could soon be restored. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament on March […]
