By Farah Sonde As the Center’s Communications Associate, I try to absorb as much of the current dialogue on arms control as humanly possible. The tense situation resulting from Russia’s use of nuclear threats to facilitate its aggression has set the arms control debate on fire in a way our field of work hasn’t seen in years, […]
Is New START worth keeping?
By Matthew Teasdale The fate of the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is under serious duress. Russia has suspended its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) and halted semiannual data exchanges on its nuclear arsenal. Ever since, a so-called “end of nuclear arms control” has […]
Reflecting on the past, present, and future of women in nuclear security
By Sophia Macartney In celebration of Women’s History Month, I want to take time to reflect and appreciate the past, present, and future of women within the nuclear security field. The Center has previously recognized women’s progress in the nuclear security field by celebrating women’s nominations by the Biden administration; recognizing the importance of women’s […]
Next Up – It’s Your Turn
By John Erath Readers of this blog will have noticed that of late we have featured several articles under a new heading: Next Up in Arms Control. This is our initiative to provide an opportunity for more diverse voices to make themselves heard and generate some discussion of new ideas and directions in our field. […]
Meet our spring 2023 Scoville Fellow, Sophia Macartney!
By Sophia Macartney My name is Sophy Macartney and I am a Spring 2023 Herbert Scoville Junior Fellow at the Center. I graduated from the University of Georgia in December 2022 with degrees in International Affairs and Sociology but without a clear vision of how to break into the national security world — until Scoville. […]
