By Meyer Thalheimer Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of an important milestone in the ongoing attempt to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Adoption Day occurred 90 days after the endorsement of the agreement by the United Nations Security Council, and marked the beginning of the agreement’s […]
Op-ed: Is the U.S. about to ‘cheat’ on the Iran nuclear deal? Here’s how this could backfire.
Szilard Advisory Board Member Jane Vaynman penned an op-ed in The Washington Post. “…In designing monitoring for an arms control agreement, states face a trade-off between having enough transparency to observe compliance and needing sufficient safety from observation that could jeopardize their security. For example, visiting all Iranian military facilities could be very useful in […]
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, a former Deputy Legal Adviser to the […]
Front and Center October 14
Front and Center An update on arms control and national security from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nukes of Hazard Podcast Stay tuned for a special podcast rebuffing President Trump’s claims about the Iran Deal, and explaining why Congress must preserve the agreement. Stay tuned for a special podcast rebuffing President Trump’s claims […]
After baseless Trump decertification, Congress must preserve Iran deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anna Schumann aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org AFTER BASELESS TRUMP DECERTIFICATION, CONGRESS MUST PRESERVE IRAN DEAL Former Congressman and arms control expert: Absent any evidence of Iranian violations, Congress has an obligation to preserve the Iran nuclear agreement. (October 13, 2017 \\ Washington) Ignoring all evidence and testimony from military leaders, President Trump has “decertified” the Joint Comprehensive […]
