Click here to read the full piece. “It marks two successes in a row, which is significant, but only two hits out of the last five attempts; that is only a 40% success rate since early 2010,” said Philip E. Coyle, a senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “In school, […]
Front and Center Newsletter: June 3
An update on arms control, national security, and more from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What’s News: We May Not Be Able to Stop a North Korean Missile Executive Director John Tierney explains why the successful intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program must be put in context. The program has […]
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Download the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud. It was one of the tensest moments in American history. The discovery of Soviet nuclear missile infrastructure in Cuba set off a chain of events that could have exploded into nuclear war at any moment. This episode dives into the details and also covers the […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in AOL News
Read the full piece by clicking here. “Each is highly scripted to maximize success,” Tierney wrote. “The timing and other details are provided in advance, information that no real enemy would provide. The weather and time of day are just right for an intercept. An adversary would use complex countermeasures, such as decoys, alongside the […]
Executive Director John Tierney’s Op-Ed in The New York Times
Read the Op-Ed in the New York Times here. When the collision with the mock intercontinental ballistic missile occurred on Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency was filled with excitement and relief. The first full intercept test in three years of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system was deemed a success. Some proponents of the […]
