On Monday, July 29th 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the IAEA’s nuclear security program. The report found that nuclear terrorism remains among the most significant threats to the United States and other nations. According to the report, the IAEA’s nuclear security program doesn’t have the guidelines it needs to […]
What Gov. Bullock Should Know About No First Use
By Abigail Stowe-Thurston, Program Coordinator As Wednesday’s debate began to wind down around 10 p.m., a lively discussion of U.S. nuclear weapons policy ramped up onstage. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the sponsor of legislation that would make it the policy of the United States not to use nuclear weapons first, explained that a No First Use […]
Why Don’t Americans Talk About Their Nukes Anymore?
Many Americans believe the “nuclear issue” was solved when the Cold War ended. Yet, there are still 14,000 nuclear weapons around the world today in the arsenals of nine countries. The United States alone currently maintains an arsenal of more than 6,000 weapons—more than enough to end life on this planet several times over. Americans […]
Recap: Managing Global Nuclear Threats
By Anna Schumann On July 24, the Center held its annual conference: Managing Global Nuclear Threats, widely attended and streamed online by Congressional staffers, nuclear policy experts and other interested parties. Board member Spencer Boyer began by welcoming the audience and setting the stage for what the upcoming conversations would hold. The first panel, moderated by […]
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Missiles off Its East Coast; Test coincides with a visit to Seoul by national security adviser John Bolton
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston spoke with The Wall Street Journal about North Korea firing off short-range missiles. The North’s latest missile launch likely sends the message that the U.S. may be running out of time to offer North Korea some kind of concession, said Abigail Stowe-Thurston, program coordinator for the Washington-based Center for Arms Control […]
