WHAT’S NEWS: North Korea’s ICBM Test: What Does It Mean? On the Fourth of July, North Korea successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Why was this test significant, and how will it influence U.S. policy? John Walsh, an intern at the Center answers these pressing questions in a blog post. To read it, […]
Szilard Advisory Board (SAB)
“The Sweet Voice of Reason” The Szilard Advisory Board (SAB) is composed of a select group of experts at the intersection of policy and politics dedicated to reducing the threats posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD). A project of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the SAB will add clear analysis, expert opinion, […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in LA Times
Read the full piece in the LA Times here. “Having two X-band radars in the test so closely positioned along the target flight path is one way in which the test was scripted for success,” said Philip E. Coyle III, a former director of the Pentagon testing office. Read the full piece in the LA […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in KTUU
Read the full piece in KTUU here. In a real world situation, Philip Coyle, co-author of “The Challenges of Nuclear Non-Proliferation” and board member of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says to compensate for the systems poor scorecard, in order to get a hit, the shot doctrine says anywhere from 3 to 5 […]
North Korea’s ICBM Test: What Does It Mean?
On the morning of the Fourth of July, North Korea successfully tested a previously-unseen missile, referred to in their reports as the Hwasong-14. The missile splashed down in the Sea of Japan. According to analysis of its extremely high flight path by David Wright of the Union of Concerned Scientists, the missile could theoretically travel […]