Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNBC following North Korea’s test of a weapon. “This is a volatile country that holds the entire world at risk but, at this point, it just seems like a bunch of propaganda and a way to remind the Trump administration why they were negotiating in the first place,” […]
North Korea demolishes nuclear test site, as Trump cancels summit with Kim Jong Un
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with USA Today about North Korea demolishing its test site the day President Trump canceled a proposed summit. “In the wake of what increasingly seems like unhelpful rhetoric from (the U.S. and North Korea) over the last week, the destruction today is a welcome goodwill gesture in advance of a […]
Op-ed: Mushroom Clouds Beneath the Surface: The Dangers of a Return to Nuclear Testing
Senior Science Fellow Philip E. Coyle and Policy Analyst James McKeon wrote an op-ed on the potential return to nuclear testing for War on the Rocks. Year after year, the heads of U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories have assessed that the U.S. stockpile is reliable, and that resuming explosive nuclear testing is unnecessary. In fact, the Stockpile […]
Prospect of Atmospheric Nuclear Test by North Korea Raises Specter of Danger
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in the New York Times. “The DPRK would be taking a big risk — missile tests fail,” said Philip E. Coyle III, a nuclear scientist and former head of the Pentagon’s weapons testing. The live nuclear warhead could come down on a neighboring country, or if the missile […]
EXPERTS AVAILABLE: NORTH KOREA MISSILE OR NUCLEAR TEST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE James McKeon jmckeon@armscontrolcenter.org 814-460-6943 Saturday, September 9 marks the founding of North Korea and is celebrated as a major holiday in the country. In 2016, the North Koreans tested their fifth nuclear device on this date. Experts and analysts strongly believe that September 9, 2017 will produce a major new North Korean […]
