FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anna Schumann 202.546.0795 #2115 aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (FEBRUARY 5, 2019 – WASHINGTON) On the anniversary of its signing, former Congressman and arms control expert John Tierney says it is imperative for the United States and Russia to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). If not, Congress must withhold funding […]
Trump Once Wanted to Negotiate With Russia Over Nukes. Then Mueller Happened.
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Foreign Policy about the U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty. Meanwhile “we’re still doing verification with technologies from the 1970s,” said Alexandra Bell, a former senior Obama administration official now at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The technology and tools of the information age haven’t been […]
Why I Want to Join the Nuclear Policy Field: Deverrick Holmes
By Deverrick Holmes, Policy Intern I often find myself wondering how on earth I ended up where I am today. If my resume was my biography, it would be difficult to make sense of my career trajectory. How did someone in his late-20’s, holding a history degree but whose primary work experience is in finance, […]
Why I Want to Join the Nuclear Policy Field: Taylor Felt
By Taylor Felt, Policy Intern Prior to the fall semester of my junior year at the University of Southern California (USC), my understanding of nuclear weapons and their role in global politics was a mile wide and an inch deep. Unlike the people who lived through the “duck-and-cover” age, I practiced diving under my desk […]
The INF Treaty Is Dead. Is New START Next?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Foreign Policy about the United States’ withdrawal from the INF Treaty and what it could mean for our other treaty with Russia. “We have to think about what the world looks like with absolutely no constraints on these types of missiles at all,” said Alexandra Bell, an arms […]
