Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Foreign Policy about the United States’ withdrawal from the INF Treaty and what it could mean for our other treaty with Russia. “We have to think about what the world looks like with absolutely no constraints on these types of missiles at all,” said Alexandra Bell, an arms […]
Arms Control Expert, Former Congressman: Withdrawing from INF Treaty Makes Nuclear War More Likely
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anna Schumann 202.546.0795 #2115 aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org ARMS CONTROL EXPERT, FORMER CONGRESSMAN: WITHDRAWING FROM INF TREATY MAKES NUCLEAR WAR MORE LIKELY Non-partisan, non-profit nuclear policy organization opposes President Trump’s decision. (FEBRUARY 1, 2019 – WASHINGTON) Withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is tantamount to reigniting a nuclear arms race, said […]
Trumping Reagan’s Nuclear Legacy
President Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark agreement negotiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. This episode dives into the consequences of the decision and what it could mean for broader nuclear arms control moving forward. We’re joined by two premier experts: Lynn […]
Trump is ‘aiding and abetting’ the arms race
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Voice of America radio about President Trump’s comments that the arms race and $716B Pentagon budget are “crazy.”
Democrats going nuclear to rein in Trump’s arms buildup
Executive Director John Tierney spoke to POLITICO about what a Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives could mean for nuclear weapons policy. But not everyone thinks cutting one leg of the triad will be easy. They cite the political clout of defense contractors and their political supporters in both parties, including the so-called ICBM Caucus — […]