Why even a failed test makes North Korea’s nuclear arsenal scarier By Sharon Squassoni Read this post in Reuters Nuclear weapon tests are no longer a commonplace occurrence, so it’s always a little shocking when it happens. It may even be shocking to the country that conducts it – most recently, North Korea. The famously […]
Board Secretary Phil Coyle quoted in New York Times on North Korea
Comparisons Don’t Support North Korea’s Claims of a Hydrogen Bomb, Experts Say By William J. Broad Read this post in the New York Times Many nuclear experts, including Dr. Kim, Dr. Ford and Mr. Albright, suggested that the North Korean test might have involved putting a tiny amount of tritium, or heavy hydrogen, into the […]
Nuke Plans for a New Nuclear Cruise Missile
Center board member Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Sarah Tully argue that the President should scrap plans for a new nuclear cruise missile.
The Pentagon’s Loopholes: Big Enough to Fly a Bomber Through
The Pentagon’s budget gimmicks are set to continue as the Air Force finalizes massive contract for the Long-Range Strike Bomber, writes Sarah Tully in this op-ed for The National Interest.
Greg Terryn for the National Interest: Hillary is Right on Loose Nukes
In the last debate, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton claimed that the spread of loose nuclear weapons and materials is the greatest threat our country faces . Here’s why she’s right.