(Click here for a printable version of this interview) Lord Browne of Ladyton (Des Browne) has been serving as Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) Vice Chairman since 2014. He also serves as Chair of the European Leadership Network. Formerly, he was a Member of the British Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun from 1997 to 2010. Lord […]
Fact Sheet: Understanding the New START Agreement
Updated February 2024 Background The United States and Russia signed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) on April 8, 2010. The United States ratified the treaty on December 22, 2011 and it entered into force on February 5, 2011. The Russian Federation extended the treaty on January 27, 2021 and the United States […]
Rex Tillerson on Nuclear Weapons Issues
During his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson provided some of the first concrete indications of the incoming Trump administration’s positions on nuclear weapons issues. By and large, to the extent that Mr. Tillerson represents future stances of the Trump administration, his testimony was very encouraging on nuclear questions. This is particularly good news, […]
Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed in US News
Read the full op-ed in US News. Barring any unexpected events, Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis will be the next United States secretary of defense. Since President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment, Mattis has been something of a unifier in Washington. Mattis will have a lot on his hands when he takes over the Pentagon, […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Interviewed on Fox News
Watch the interview here.