Senior Policy Director John Erath was interviewed by CNN Portugal about nuclear weapons in the Russian war on Ukraine. The original article is in Portuguese. INTERVIEW || John Erath, policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, does not believe we are on the verge of a new global nuclear arms race. However, […]
Experts: Full nuclear weapons tests would backfire on US
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Defense News about President Trump’s comments to restart nuclear testing. At the time, said John Erath, the senior policy director for the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a global movement against nuclear testing was on the rise. The United States joined that effort in part because it did […]
Will Trump actually test nuclear weapons? Experts are ‘disturbed’ and urge clarification
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC7 News about President Trump’s comments to restart nuclear testing. “If you’re talking about the testing of nuclear weapons, there are tests that are conducted called sub-critical tests, where you would make sure everything worked without actually setting off a nuclear explosion. It’s more like testing to make sure […]
Emails between University officials reveal efforts to downplay military applications of hypersonics
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker spoke with The Minnesota Daily about hypersonic missiles. “The logic goes that when you launch this hypersonic glide vehicle, it doesn’t have to go on the traditional long arching, 30-minute journey that intercontinental ballistic missiles take,” said Shawn Rostker, research analyst with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Rostker said hypersonic technology […]
‘A House of Dynamite’: Minute-By-Minute Watch-Along Guide
Snacks are ready, cozy slippers are on and you’re ready to watch A House of Dynamite on Netflix on your couch. Something pops up on your screen that has you wondering: What is that? Is that realistic? What does that mean? A work of fiction, A House of Dynamite depicts how U.S. national security […]
