Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Putin’s military strategy. Any country will play to its perceived strengths in such planning, said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He told Newsweek that U.S. and Russian military ideology differs in that regard, as the U.S. emphasizes advanced technology and […]
New worldwide threats prompt Pentagon to overhaul chem-bio defenses
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with Politico about the Department of Defense change in approach to biological threats. “Gregory Koblentz, the director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at George Mason University, said the decision by the administration to look more holistically at chemical and biological threats is […]
Protecting Against Disaster – The Need for a Security Assurance at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
By Matthew Teasdale As the war in Ukraine rages on, the growing desperation of Russian forces raises dangerous possibilities for nuclear escalation. Russian forces are already launching missile strikes near these facilities, and their occupation increases the likelihood of miscalculation and nuclear disaster. Writing in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Middlebury Institute of International […]
Despite risk-management gaps, countries press ahead with new labs that study deadly pathogens
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about his work co-leading a project on BSL-3+ and BSL-4 labs and the government research policies that govern them. George Mason University biosecurity expert Gregory Koblentz, who co-leads the project with Filippa Lentzos, a King’s […]
10 Thoughts for 2023
By John Erath As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, it is customary to look back at the previous year and evaluate developments during the past 12 months. This blog post, however, looks forward. Rather than dwell on the past, it seems more appropriate to consider the year to come and what we hope to see […]