By Matthew Teasdale As the war in Ukraine rages on, the growing desperation of Russian forces raises dangerous possibilities for nuclear escalation. Russian forces are already launching missile strikes near these facilities, and their occupation increases the likelihood of miscalculation and nuclear disaster. Writing in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Middlebury Institute of International […]
10 Thoughts for 2023
By John Erath As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, it is customary to look back at the previous year and evaluate developments during the past 12 months. This blog post, however, looks forward. Rather than dwell on the past, it seems more appropriate to consider the year to come and what we hope to see […]
Casey Kitchens: Reflections on My Internship
By Casey Kitchens, Fall 2022 Intern As my internship with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation comes to a close, I was asked to write one final blog post about my experience over the past 14 weeks. While I could probably write a novel about how much I’ve learned about weapon systems, nuclear fusion, […]
Why Managing the Nuclear Threat in Northeast Asia Matters
By Matthew Teasdale Overtaken by the war in Ukraine, bellicism on the Korean peninsula has taken a back seat in the international media, despite the very real rising nuclear threat. North Korea has fired more than 70 missiles this year – more than any previous year – including two purported intercontinental ballistic missiles that have […]
Russian Strategy and Missing the Point
By John Erath Since the Russian government announced that it was postponing the Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), most of the commentary has rightly focused on the implications for the treaty’s future and that of arms control in general. Although it is understandable to be concerned about […]
