By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China Amid military, economic tensions, Defense Secretary Mattis visits Beijing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis arrived in […]
Greenpeace stunt highlights gaps in French nuclear safety
Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Sara Z. Kutchesfahani spoke to Talk Media News about nuclear security concerns addressed by activist groups in France.
In the News: Leland Cogliani Highlights the Importance of Strengthening U.S. Nuclear and Radiological Security
In the July/August 2018 issue of Arms Control Today, Leland Cogliani explains several ideas to strengthen NNSA’s nuclear security efforts. These include “an initiative that maintains and builds critical capabilities to address current and future nuclear security threats, a proliferation detection consortium to advance the development and deployment of nonproliferation technologies, and a radiological initiative […]
The Trump administration’s calculus for the new nukes it wants to build could very well backfire
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with ThinkProgress about the Trump administration’s plans for new nuclear weapons. “We’re acting like if we ever use one of these [low-yield weapons], then Russia wouldn’t respond in kind,” said James McKeon, policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told ThinkProgress. “And then suddenly you have an […]
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: The Foundation For Any Efforts to Reduce Nuclear Threats
As the Cold War threatened to heat up beyond control, many people were worried that dozens of countries might go nuclear. Fortunately, that didn’t come to pass, thanks in large part to the world’s most important nuclear treaty, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — or NPT — which turns 50 this year. The NPT is the […]
