Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with the Las Vegas Sun about nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. Philip Coyle, a board member for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonpartisan think tank that advocates for a reduction of nuclear weapons worldwide, agrees that a nuclear repository could be built and managed safely at […]
Senior arms control official resigns from State Department, aides say
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell, a former State Department senior advisor, spoke with the Washington Post about the departure of Yleem Poblete, the assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance. “While the State Department can hardly afford to lose another senior leader, it is not clear that Assistant Secretary Poblete was contributing […]
In the News: New Medical Isotope Facility Breaks Ground in Wisconsin
SHINE Medical Technologies broke ground on a new facility in Wisconsin that will be ultimately contribute to the company’s accelerator-based medical isotope production systems. SHINE will ultimately produce over one-third of global demand for the life-saving medical isotope, molybdenum-99.
‘Nobody’s happy about it’: Missile tests increase tensions with North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Sinclair Broadcasting about North Korea’s latest tests. “These tests are concerning and indicate a growing impatience in Pyongyang over the state of negotiations with the United States,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. The latest missile tests do not violate […]
In the News: UK and U.S. HEU Removal
The United States and United Kingdom completed the largest removal of HEU to the US in National Nuclear Security Administration history — nearly 700-kilogram of HEU were removed. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and NNSA Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty commended effort: “This joint effort highlights our strong cooperation and mutual nonproliferation goals.”