Lynn Klotz, a member of our Scientists’ Working Group, wrote an article for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It was named “Article of the Month” by the International Biosecurity and Prevention Forum. Incidents causing potential exposures to pathogens occur frequently in the high security laboratories often known by their acronyms, BSL3 (Biosafety Level 3) […]
Harder Tasks Await Trump, Kim at 2nd Summit
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke to Voice of America about the upcoming second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. One of the biggest accomplishments in Hanoi would be to hand off the nuclear negotiations to specialists, said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The […]
In the News: Bipartisan Sense of Congress Regarding IAEA Nuclear Security Role
Rep Bill Foster, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, and Rep Ben Ray Lujan introduced resolution emphasizing the critical nuclear security role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on February 14th, 2019. The Resolution calls for continued support and funding for the IAEA.
Alexandra Bell, policy director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: “It seems they did not learn the lessons of the Cold War”
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with La Tercera, a Chilean newspaper about the potential for a new arms race following U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty. “It can certainly trigger and arms race. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty prohibited the production and deployment of ground-based ballistic missiles and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 […]
Front and Center: February 17, 2019
Trump Administration announces withdrawal from INF Treaty; is New START next? We have known this move was likely since October, but the advance notice doesn’t make it any easier to handle. The Reagan-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is a staple of modern arms control agreements, and is one of two major nuclear […]
