By Casey Kitchens, Fall 2022 Intern As my internship with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation comes to a close, I was asked to write one final blog post about my experience over the past 14 weeks. While I could probably write a novel about how much I’ve learned about weapon systems, nuclear fusion, […]
Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY23 Request FY23 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) *Does not include mandatory spending or any emergency spending, including […]
Experts Debate the Risks of Made-to-Order DNA
Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with Undark about the ramifications of synthesizing strands of DNA. “It’s not that I’m worried about something happening tomorrow. But the reality is, this capability is increasingly powerful in terms of how long the DNA fragments can be, what you can […]
Why the US sending Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine isn’t just about hitting Russian missiles
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC News (Australia) about missile systems the West has provided Ukraine. “It’s not really about the air defence, it’s not really about the missiles — this is much more of a political thing,” John Erath, senior policy director for the US Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told the […]
Russia Has Enough Missiles for 3-4 More Mass Strikes, Official Warns
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov’s recent comments that Russia has “at most two or three, maybe four more [mass-strike missiles] to spare.” John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek that Danilov’s comments regarding Russia’s missile arsenal were […]