Policy Analyst James McKeon was cited in Salon. “According to James McKeon, a nuclear weapons analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, our tactical nuclear arsenal today consists of 500 B61 thermonuclear gravity bombs capable of being fitted with warheads as powerful as 340 kilotons all the way down to the less than […]
Prospect of Atmospheric Nuclear Test by North Korea Raises Specter of Danger
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in the New York Times. “The DPRK would be taking a big risk — missile tests fail,” said Philip E. Coyle III, a nuclear scientist and former head of the Pentagon’s weapons testing. The live nuclear warhead could come down on a neighboring country, or if the missile […]
Will Trump’s Reckless Rhetoric Lead to Nuclear War?
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was interviewed by Background Briefing. Coyle offers advice to the current administration: “Remember that we successfully achieved two agreements with North Korea, one to stop their nuclear program, which was effective for several years in 1994… We also reached a separate agreement to stop their long-range missile program… The first […]
Laser Weapons Not Yet Ready for Missile Defense
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in IEEE. Shooting down enemy drones, such as those used by ISIS, with laser-equipped drones requires identifying a target drone’s most vulnerable spots, says Philip Coyle, Senior Science Fellow at The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “Just hitting the fuselage of the drone might not do much damage. […]
Differences Between House and Senate FY 2018 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
To download a PDF version, click here. A. Treaties: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty House: Sections 1243 and 1244: Authorizes $25 million to establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system that, if tested or deployed, would violate the INF Treaty. Senate: Section 1635: Authorizes $65 million to establish […]