The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has launched a podcast – Nukes of Hazard. It’s a 15-minute bi-weekly roundup of the most important nuclear news and some lesser known stories on weapons of mass destruction history. Decertifying Without Cause Download the podcast on SoundCloud. Also available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Citing no substantive […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell Quoted in Defense News
Read the full piece in Defense News here. The senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Alexandra Bell, called Trump’s claims “a total lie” in her own tweet. “Modernization plans for nuclear arsenal were well underway before [Trump] came into office & his own budget isn’t passed yet,” she said in […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Salem News
Read the full piece in Salem News here. In heading up a nuclear nonproliferation think tank in Washington, D.C., former Sixth District Congressman John Tierney stands on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s blunderbuss pronouncements at North Korea, statements some fear could lead to a nuclear showdown or a show of empty rhetoric. “You […]
Executive Director John Tierney Interviewed on BBC Radio 5
Listen to the full episode on BBC Radio 5 here. (Starting at 2:14:35) Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Executive Director John Tierney joined BBC Radio 5 to discuss escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea. Tierney reiterated that the United States and Russia posses over 90% of the world’s nuclear arsenal, and […]
CTBTO Preparatory Commission Verification Regime at Risk
Earlier this year, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced companion bills in the House and Senate that, if enacted into law, would restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). This is the second time that Rep. Wilson and Sen. Cotton have introduced bills attempting to […]
