Research Analyst Shawn Rostker spoke with Al Jazeera about Israel’s nuclear arsenal. Watch more
What do we know about Israel’s own nuclear weapons?
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker spoke with Middle East Eye about the history of Israel’s secretive nuclear weapons program. “Most credible accounts point to France’s role in the late 1950s,” Shawn Rostker, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Middle East Eye. “It helped build the Dimona reactor, supplied key reactor technology, […]
Trump, Gabbard Comments on Iran Nuclear Capability
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker spoke with FactCheck.org about Iran’s “breakout” time for a nuclear weapon. “There’s broad consensus among experts that Iran’s breakout time — defined as the time needed to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for one bomb — is currently at roughly one week or less given its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and […]
Strengthening Biosecurity Efforts Without the Federal Government
by Farah Sonde Thousands of employees at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department were abruptly laid off on April Fool’s Day this year. These layoffs, coupled with funding cuts to programs intended to bolster biosecurity, will constitute a devastating blow to the United States’ ability to fight against biological threats, including the potential weaponization […]
لماذا وسّعت إسرائيل أهدافها إلى منشآت الطاقة الإيرانية؟
John Gilbert, Senior Science Fellow of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, spoke with Al Hurra about the Israeli attack on nuclear facilities. This article is in Arabic. Read more
