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 […]
Fact Sheet: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Preservation Act of 2017
Click here for a printable PDF. Introduced: February 16, 2017 Senate sponsors of S.430: Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming). Summary of the Proposed Legislation: The U.S. has accused Russia of testing and deploying ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) in violation of the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) […]
Trinity: The First Nuclear Test
Download the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud. Contrary to popular belief, the first nuclear explosion in human history took place not in Japan, but in New Mexico. This episode dives into that test and explains why Congress is threatening progress made on nuclear arms control. To listen to other podcast episodes, click here.
Policy Analyst James McKeon Quoted in Think Progress
Read the full piece in Think Progress here. Meanwhile, the nonproliferation budget will see cuts to programs that help keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists, according to James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “This [bill] would be pretty alarming for nuclear security and broad efforts […]
