By Meyer Thalheimer Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of an important milestone in the ongoing attempt to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Adoption Day occurred 90 days after the endorsement of the agreement by the United Nations Security Council, and marked the beginning of the agreement’s […]
THAAD: A Band-Aid for Potential Bullet Wounds
On July 30, 2017, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced it conducted a successful test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The test came in the wake of another successful test of THAAD held just weeks before, and after reports that the South Korean government will proceed with further deployment of the […]
Nukes of Hazard Podcast
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has launched a podcast – Nukes of Hazard. It’s a 15-minute bi-weekly roundup of the most important nuclear news and some lesser known stories on weapons of mass destruction history. Decertifying Without Cause Download the podcast on SoundCloud. Also available on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. Citing no substantive […]
CTBTO Preparatory Commission Verification Regime at Risk
Earlier this year, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced companion bills in the House and Senate that, if enacted into law, would restrict funding for the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). This is the second time that Rep. Wilson and Sen. Cotton have introduced bills attempting to […]
North Korea’s ICBM Test: What Does It Mean?
On the morning of the Fourth of July, North Korea successfully tested a previously-unseen missile, referred to in their reports as the Hwasong-14. The missile splashed down in the Sea of Japan. According to analysis of its extremely high flight path by David Wright of the Union of Concerned Scientists, the missile could theoretically travel […]
