Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned tells the stories of major urban areas and institutions in the United States that have made the decision to remove and replace medical and research devices containing cesium-137 with equally effective alternatives that do not pose the security risks associated with high-activity radiological materials. Although there […]
North Korean Missile Delivers a Message: There’s Little Japan Can Do
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in The New York Times regarding a missile test from North Korea. “They have made clear in the past that they want to see some substantive deal by the end of the year ‘or else,’” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and […]
Press the Button: The Impeachment Edition
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston was a guest on the Press the Button podcast, discussing the latest nuclear policy news.
Controlling Novichoks after Salisbury: revising the Chemical Weapons Convention schedules
Gregory Koblentz, member of our Scientists Working Group, co-authored an article in The Nonproliferation Review on revising the Chemical Weapons Convention schedules. ABSTRACT: Novichok agents are a class of nerve agents developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. In light of the use of a Novichok agent in Salisbury in March 2018, two […]
New smears, new bizarre tales: Trump made 79 false claims last week
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to CNN to fact-check President Trump’s claim that his administration oversaw a sweeping renovation to the U.S.’ nuclear arsenal. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, said that, with the exception of a hypothetical top-secret development she doesn’t know about, “everything is the […]
