Read the full piece here. Skeptics of negotiating with North Korea, including on some days the Trump administration, often point to the breakdown of the Agreed Framework as proof that diplomacy doesn’t work. In doing so, they overlook several key facts, including that the agreement succeeded for eight years and that the United States was partially responsible for its […]
Fact Sheet: The Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT)
The Treaty on the Limitation of Underground Nuclear Weapon Tests, commonly known as the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT), is a bilateral agreement between the United States and Soviet Union (now Russia). Signed in 1974, the Treaty prohibits underground nuclear weapons tests greater than 150 kilotons, approximately 10 times larger than the bomb used against […]
Front and Center Newsletter: May 6
An update on nuclear arms control, national security and nuclear weapons policy from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nukes of Hazard Podcast: MacArthur’s Almost Nuclear War During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur requested permission to use more than 30 nuclear weapons. This Nukes of Hazard episode dives into the story and takes you […]
MacArthur’s Almost Nuclear War
Download the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or SoundCloud. During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur requested permission to use more than 30 nuclear weapons. This episode dives into the story and takes you inside modern day North Korea with MIT expert Dr. Jim Walsh. To listen to other podcast episodes, click here.
U.S. Nuclear Security – Insider Threats
RealClear Defense Podcast This week, I was joined by Professor Matthew Bunn, professor of practice at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and co-principal investigator of the Belfer Center for International Affairs’ Project on Managing the Atom. We discuss insider threats in both the private and national security sectors, the topic of Professor […]