By Sophia Macartney Two non-nuclear weapon states are acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) alliance is providing Australia with nuclear-powered submarines by the 2040s, and Brazil has been seeking nuclear-powered submarines since the 1980s. Pessimists say AUKUS is a proliferation risk in contradiction of the spirit of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and could set […]
США об атаке на Кремль, применит ли Россия ядерное оружие, на границу с Мексикой отправляют военных
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with RTVI USA, a Russian-language publication, on the possibility of nuclear conflict with Russia. The interview clip is in Russian. Watch more
Biden Must Deliver on Disarmament at the G7 Summit in Hiroshima
Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in Just Security with Daryl Kimball from the Arms Control Association about the G7 summit in Hiroshima. “On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, during the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, Joe Biden pledged to “restore American leadership on arms control and nonproliferation…and work to bring us closer […]
How safe is depleted uranium and why is the UK’s decision to send it to Ukraine prompting debate?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Euronews about the British decision to send depleted uranium to Ukraine. “John Erath, a Senior Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation told Euronews: “They’re not considered nuclear weapons. They do not have a nuclear component. And so they are not covered by nuclear non-proliferation treaties. They […]
Fact Sheet: The American-South Korean Security Alliance
The alliance between Seoul and Washington dates back to the opening days of the Cold War. Since the growth of Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions in the 1990s, the alliance has increasingly evolved to prioritize management of the North Korean nuclear threat. Different Korean and American administrations have tried strategies including bargaining, military threats, strategic patience and […]
