Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Sinclair about the meaning of Kim Jong-un returning the bodies of U.S. soldiers as well as reports it was dismantling a key nuclear site. “For the nuclear issue writ large, it’s a symbolic step for sure,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and […]
Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Conference Report Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion $616.9 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion […]
“This isn’t like North Korea”: Trump’s saber-rattling could put US on a collision course with Iran
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Mic about President Trump’s tweeted threats against Iran. The retort mirrored some of the harsh threats Trump leveled against the Kim regime in the summer of 2017, which the president suggested in April had prevented nuclear war and pressured Kim to come to the negotiating table with South Korea and the U.S. This is […]
Fact Sheet: Chemical Weapons
Updated November 2024 A chemical weapon (CW) is a device designed to release a chemical agent(s) to cause physical harm and potentially death. These chemicals can be divided into categories such as choking, blister, blood, nerve, and riot control agents. CWs can be dispersed using various delivery systems, including grenades, landmines, artillery rounds, rockets, missiles, […]
Front and Center: July 21, 2018
Thoughts on the Helsinki Summit In terms of arms control, this summit did not produce anything concrete. In their public remarks, President Putin discussed the two U.S.-Russia bilateral arms control treaties — New START and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) — while President Trump mentioned global nuclear issues in the context of North Korea and Iran. […]
