Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with RTVI US about the Israeli attack on Iran. This news segment is in Russian. Watch more
Fact Sheet: The Arms Trade Treaty
Overview The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is the first legally binding agreement that sets international standards for regulating the global trade in conventional arms. The United Nations General Assembly adopted the ATT in April 2013, and it entered into force on December 24, 2014. The treaty is intended to require government regulation of transfers of […]
Fact Sheet: “Golden Dome”
Overview The “Golden Dome” missile defense system is a still mostly theoretical initiative announced by President Donald Trump in January 2025. Framed as a visionary plan to shield the entire United States from all missile attacks, Golden Dome has been compared rhetorically to the Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative known as “Star Wars” and invokes a […]
What Ukraine’s Drone Attack Means for Nuclear Deterrence
By John Erath The June 1 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airfields have a greater significance than the numbers of aircraft destroyed or damaged on the ground. In the context of the ongoing war, the strikes showed clearly that Ukraine is still in the fight and not stuck with “no cards to play.” The broader importance […]
The Long Shadow of Syria’s Chemical Weapons
Senior Science Fellow and Scientists Working Group member John Gilbert was quoted by Foreign Policy about Syrian chemical weapons. “The U.S. did provide a lot of people, equipment, and money primarily to destroy the sarin and its immediate precursors,” said John Gilbert, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Scientists Working […]

