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 […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell on Wake Radio
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Policy Director, Alexandra Bell joined the host of the radio show “Wake”, Luke Vargas to discuss the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons passed by the United Nations earlier this month, and the state of global nuclear disarmament, the nuclear policies of nuclear weapons states and how […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Ask an Expert Interviews
Ask an Expert: Amb. Wendy Sherman and Richard Nephew on the Iran Deal Two Years Later July 19, 2017 In this interview, Sherman and Nephew, two of the agreement’s lead negotiators reflect on the deal two years after its signing. They answer questions raised by critics of the deal and discuss scenarios if the deal […]