Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with BBC News Brasil about the Iran war and the need for diplomacy. The original article is in Portuguese. John Erath, senior director of the American institute Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, sees risks in what he describes as “the continuation of a series of misguided decisions made by […]
Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with CNN about enriched uranium and its role in the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran. Less than two days after Witkoff and Kushner met with Iran to discuss its nuclear program, the US and Israel attacked the country. Some experts suggest that the decision was informed, at least partially, by a […]
Will the Iran war set off a new nuclear arms race? “No one speaks of taking out Kim Jong Un”
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with De Tijd about the war in Iran and a possible nuclear arms race. The original article is in Flemish. “More and more countries feel insecure,” said John Erath, a former US diplomat now serving as policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation. “Globally, the belief […]
Front and Center: March 22, 2026
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CITES NUCLEAR CONCERNS AS REASON FOR WAR IN IRAN On February 28, in the midst of diplomatic negotiations on Iran’s nuclear weapons program, the United States and Israel carried out a coordinated military operation against Iran. The Trump administration cited anxiety over Iran’s nuclear weapons program as one of the confusing and sometimes contradictory justifications […]
Why Did the United States Lift Sanctions on Assad’s Chemical Weapons Scientists?
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, co-authored a piece in War on the Rocks about the U.S. sanctions on Syrian chemical weapons scientists being lifted. On June 30, 2025, as part of the process of normalizing relations with Damascus following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, […]
