Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Washington Post about the United States’ potential withdrawal from the INF Treaty. “The Russian violation of the treaty is dangerous, but it is still possible to get Moscow back into compliance with the agreement,” said Alexandra Bell, a senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control […]
This is exactly how a nuclear war would kill you
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in Vox. So what is the risk of a nuclear war, really? After speaking with more than a dozen experts familiar with the horrors of nuclear conflict, the answer is that the chances are small — very small. But that may not be too comforting, says Alexandra Bell, a […]
Event: FMWG and Arms Control Association Nuclear Security Summit European Report Launch
Later this month the FMWG and Arms Control Association will launch the Nuclear Security Summit Report in Vienna, Austria. The launch will take place on Wednesday, October 31 at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-proliferation and will continue to highlight the 935 actions taken by countries during the process. Panelists include: Ambassador Laura Kennedy, […]
In the News: MOX Facility Closing
The Trump Administration is moving away from MOX to dilute and dispose as NNSA sends formal termination letter. Reuters explains, “Instead of completing MOX, the Trump administration, like the Obama administration before it, wants to blend the 34 tonnes of deadly plutonium – enough to make about 8,000 nuclear weapons – with an inert substance and […]
Op-ed: Reports of the death of arms control are greatly exaggerated
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell co-wrote a piece for War on the Rocks decrying the idea that arms control is dead. “To be sure, previous methods of arms control, such as the intensive verification and counting systems of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), might be less relevant today for some issues, but what is needed is […]
