Senior Science Fellow Lynn Klotz was quoted in The Washington Post. “Even if a lab is mechanically safe, you can’t rule out human error,” said Lynn Klotz, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington nonprofit group, and author of a comprehensive study of lab mishaps. “Accidents happen, and more […]
Nuclear Issues, Part 1
Senior Policy Alexandra Bell was a guest on the Defense 2020 podcast, discussing issues surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control.
Front and Center: April 26, 2020
NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE AGE OF PANDEMICS Greg Koblentz, a member of the Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, co-wrote in Defense One that the government hasn’t treated pandemic threats with the same sense of urgency and focus that it has spent on great power competition with Russia and China. Also important, as Policy Intern James Loftis […]
Staff Profile: Meet Samuel Hickey, Research Analyst
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED AT THE CENTER? Since September 2019. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? The best part is working with such passionate individuals who are also politically savvy. Everyone is very action-oriented, which is motivating when working on such a challenging subject. WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO WORK IN NUCLEAR […]
Did this virus come from a lab? Maybe not — but it exposes the threat of a biowarfare arms race
Lynn Klotz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Threats, authored a study that was recently mentioned in Salon. Just last year, Lynn Klotz of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation wrote a paper in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled “Human Error in High-biocontainment Labs: A Likely Pandemic Threat.” Wrote Klotz: […]