Read the full piece here. Phillip Coyle, the Senior Science Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told me some of the valuable metals, such as the copper and gold, are recycled. The toughest issue comes with the high explosive components, which are burned and the resulting ashes are shipped to an EPA-approved […]
CBS Sacramento Writes About Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle
Read the full piece here. A Sacramento man is getting lots of questions about North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat. Philip Coyle is a former U.S. weapons tester who retired in Sacramento. Coyle was in charge of the last U.S. nuclear test recorded in 1971. He’s suddenly been getting lots of calls. “It actually started right […]
Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed in Huffington Post
Read the full piece in the Huffington Post here. No analysis of the Trump Presidency’s First 100 days would be complete without reviewing how his administration has handled the United States’ most immediate existential threat – nuclear weapons. Mitigating the threat of nuclear weapons and their spread is integral to the safety and security of […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in Live Science
Read the full piece here. From the earliest uses in 1959 of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is designed to deliver nuclear weapons, the U.S. has been working on methods that would protect people from such an attack. Yet decades later, the country still has only a flawed system that most experts believe would […]
Senior Science Fellow John Gilbert Interviewed on the Ryan Jespersen Show
Listen to the full interview here. Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Senior Science Fellow John Gilbert was interviewed on the Ryan Jespersen radio show to discuss the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, the U.S. response to the North’s belligerent behavior, what can be done to reduce tensions, China’s role in […]