Scientists Working Group Member Gregory Koblentz wrote an article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The medical consequences of even a single nuclear detonation would be horrific. Read the full article
Op-ed: More Than Paper: How Nuclear Ban-Treaty Advocates Can Really Advance Disarmament
Szilard Advisory Board member Jon Wolfsthal wrote an op-ed in War on the Rocks. A new convention that tries to ban nuclear weapons and make it illegal to possess or use them was opened for signature on Sept. 20. But you would be forgiven if you hadn’t heard about it, since none of the countries that […]
Why We Should Fear a North Korean Nuclear Attack, Explained
Policy Analyst James McKeon was quoted in The Root. “James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation who focuses on North Korea, said it is very likely that Pyongyang has mastered warhead re-entry. Additionally, he said that the American public should be careful not to dismiss North Korea’s technological advancements and not […]
Front and Center September 29
Front and Center An update on arms control and national security from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nukes of Hazard Podcast Cooperative Threat Reduction or: How I Stopped Worrying and Got Rid of the Bomb When the Cold War ended, four separate countries suddenly inherited the former Soviet nuclear arsenal. Destroying and removing […]
US draws closer to South Korea with new deployment
Board member Richard Klass was quoted in The Hill. “Retired Col. Richard Klass, a board member at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the United States would have to send significantly more equipment to South Korea is the North attacked. As such, Klass predicted Kim would feign outrage about the move, but otherwise accept […]