Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke to Circa about Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo’s comments on the Iran nuclear agreement. “All I can say is if the United States withdrew from the Iran deal, the Iran deal would collapse,” McKeon said. While Iran may not pick up where it left off right away, he […]
Russia Probably Can’t Shoot Down U.S. Missiles Over Syria
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with the DailyBeast about his lack of confidence in U.S. missile defense. Overall, air defenses are only 30-percent effective, Philip Coyle, formerly the Pentagon’s top weapons-tester, told The Daily Beast. Five out of seven American-made Patriot missiles apparently missed or malfunctioned when Saudi forces tried to intercept a barrage of high-flying […]
Russia Calls Accusations That It Was Behind Spy Poisoning a “Fake Story”
Greg Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group, was interviewed by Al-Jazeera discussing what should be considered when determining who is behind a chemical attack or use of nerve agent. Click on the image below to take you to the video.
International Panel on Fissile Materials: Declaring more U.S. weapon-grade uranium excess could delay the need to build a new national enrichment plant
FMWG partner the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) outlines the Department of Energy’s new initiative to build and operate a new small-capacity national military uranium enrichment plant could be decades premature. The plan will cost between $3.1 -11.3 billion. Frank von Hippel finds that, “DOE’s proposal to have a new national enrichment plant on […]
Reducing the Risks of Nuclear War through Education
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow Nuclear weapons present an existential danger to the world. Over a few generations now, the world has wrestled with tough questions about these weapons: do they make us safer or less safe? Can we continue to rely on nuclear deterrence to protect us? How can we reduce the risks of […]
