By Anna Schumann Masked beneath the humor and heart that made the 1985 movie, Back to the Future, such a classic, is the very real issue of nuclear security and nuclear terrorism. The movie begins with a newscast in the background: “In other news, officials at The Pacific Nuclear Research Facility have denied the rumor […]
Diplomacy and North Korea: Fact and Fiction
By Meyer Thalheimer In an editorial in The Washington Post earlier this year, Stephen Rademaker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation from 2002–2006, echoed a common line of thought on the North Korean nuclear crisis. He argued that “[i]n the absence of good military options or a Chinese deus ex machina, the […]
The dangerous game of North Korean-American brinkmanship
Policy Analyst James McKeon was quoted in Angelus News discussing the need for the U.S. to have preliminary discussions with North Korea. Policy analyst for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, James McKeon, told me that the U.S. and North Korea need to have “talks about talks,” that is, conversations with no preconditions, in […]
Front and Center: October 28
Nukes of Hazard Podcast Decertifying Without Cause: Citing no substantive evidence, President Trump announced that he would not certify the Iran nuclear agreement, setting up a 60-day window for Congress to potentially re-impose nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. This episode dives into why Congress should do what it does best — nothing — with Tess Bridgeman, […]
North Korea’s Plenty Scary Without an Overhyped EMP Threat
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in Wired explaining why he believes the threat of EMP is overhyped. “The fact that North Korea has tested a larger yield nuclear weapon than before is of concern because of the yield of the nuclear weapon, not because of EMP,” says Philip Coyle, a senior science fellow […]
