Gregory Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Security, co-authored a piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Myanmar’s chemical weapons past. In November 2012, US President Barack Obama arrived at Aung San Suu Kyi’s mansion, the place where the iconic democracy activist had spent much of the last […]
Fact Sheet: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Updated February 2023 The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an intergovernmental organization whose members implement voluntary export controls on missiles capable of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, as well as related technology. As of February 2023, 35 nations are members of the MTCR. Objective The MTCR was founded in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, […]
Trump picks official involved in Bush-era torture program as his nuclear envoy
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Guardian about the appointment of Marshall Billingslea as nuclear envoy. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said: “Now that he has been selected, Mr Billingslea has no time to lose. In less than a year, we could lose the last […]
Down the Rabbit Hole: Planning for Nuclear War
Since the beginning of the nuclear age, there have been hundreds of serious and well-drilled plans about how the United States would use nuclear weapons in war, with the express purpose of winning. But when a military plan calls for the use of thousands of nuclear weapons, and assumes that your enemy will respond in […]
Infographic: State Department Funding Requests
Every year, the Trump Administration has sought to cut the State Department’s budget. Investing in diplomacy through a strong and well-funded State Department is a key part of keeping the United States safe, and should be a funding priority.
