By Shawn Rostker Sunday, July 21, broke the record for the hottest day recorded on Earth in modern times. The following day, that record was broken again. Extreme weather events like this are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity than during any other period of recorded human existence, and the cumulative effects of climate […]
Front and Center: August 19, 2024
WHY CONGRESS SHOULDN’T FUND A NEW SEA-LAUNCHED NUKE It’s a $252 million missile system the U.S. Navy doesn’t even want, and that goes against sound military doctrine, so why does its funding keep getting brought back up for a vote in Congress? Senior Policy Director John Erath evaluates the (lack of) merit for the nuclear […]
Op-ed: Why Congress Shouldn’t Fund a New Sea-Launched Nuke
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and why it is not worth its cost. Reviving the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile not only goes against sound military doctrine, it also undermines the basic national interests the United States Navy has always protected. So why do […]
Playing With Fire Is Dangerous
By John Erath On August 11, news broke out of a fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine. Both the Russian and Ukrainian governments immediately blamed each other, but, as with previous incidents, it seems absurd that Ukraine would risk a nuclear incident on its own territory, whereas Russia celebrates its history […]
Op-ed: Nuclear Shadows Over South Asia: Strategic Instabilities in the China-India-Pakistan Triad
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in The Diplomat about the dangers of the India-Pakistan-China nuclear triad and ways all three countries can cooperate in the future. Recent attention to nuclear dangers has been largely devoted to expanding Chinese forces, Russian nuclear threats, and the growing momentum toward a comprehensive nuclear buildup in the United States. […]
