Why even a failed test makes North Korea’s nuclear arsenal scarier By Sharon Squassoni Read this post in Reuters Nuclear weapon tests are no longer a commonplace occurrence, so it’s always a little shocking when it happens. It may even be shocking to the country that conducts it – most recently, North Korea. The famously […]
Board Secretary Phil Coyle quoted in New York Times on North Korea
Comparisons Don’t Support North Korea’s Claims of a Hydrogen Bomb, Experts Say By William J. Broad Read this post in the New York Times Many nuclear experts, including Dr. Kim, Dr. Ford and Mr. Albright, suggested that the North Korean test might have involved putting a tiny amount of tritium, or heavy hydrogen, into the […]
Foreign Policy: Bring Back the Russo-American Axis to Defeat the Islamic State
Bringing Back the Russo-American Axis It’s high time for Obama and Putin to put aside the differences that dog them, and focus on destroying the Islamic State. By LESLIE H. GELB, ROBERT GARD, JOHN H. JOHNS Read the full article at Foreign Policy. Terrorist attacks in France, Lebanon, Mali, and in the skies over Egypt, highlight […]
Snapshot of FY16 Non-Proliferation Budget
Nickolas Roth Policy Contributor, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (PDF VERSION) Originally published at Nuclear Security Matters Key Points: Non-proliferation programs did not increase as much as it appears. The Obama administration’s five year trend of proposing unanticipated cuts to nuclear security programs continues. The nuclear security goals the United States set for itself […]
Organizations Support Funding the IAEA to Monitor Iran Nuclear Agreement
Nuclear Watchdog Organization needs Funding to Effectively Monitor Iran (PDF Version) Dear Members of Congress, We write to you regarding the crucial need to fully fund the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the watchdog organization responsible for overseeing the implementation of the nuclear agreement between the United States, its negotiating partners, and Iran. The IAEA […]