By Matthew Fargo A mixture of geography and nationalism has set the stage in the United Kingdom for a referendum in 2014 that will ask voters a straightforward question with complex consequences: Should Scotland be an independent nation? A complicating factor for the referendum is that while the United Kingdom is a permanent member of […]
Global Security Newswire Quotes Kingston Reif on Missile Defense
North Korea’s Failed Rocket Launch Prompts Missile-Defense Questions By Douglas P. Guarino Global Security Newswire April 17, 2012 North Korea’s failed rocket launch last week underscores the need for the United States to rethink missile defense spending, according to some lawmakers and arms control advocates. Click here to read the rest of the article and […]
“CTBT or Not, Nuclear Test Detection and Monitoring Remains Critical”
Our new Senior Science Fellow Dr. Phil Coyle has a new article in the World Politics Review on U.S. nuclear test detection capabilities and why its important to sustain and improve them with our without the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
CTBT or Not, Nuclear Test Detection and Monitoring Remains Critical
Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation’s Senior Science Fellow Dr. Phil Coyle has a new article in the World Politics Review on U.S. nuclear test detection capabilities and why its important to sustain and improve them with our without the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Here is an excerpt from the piece: The CTBT […]
Defense News Article on Nuclear Weapons Expertise Quotes Kingston Reif
Nuke Expert Pool Shrinking By KATE BRANNEN Defense News In about five years, every scientist with experience designing and testing nuclear weapons will have retired from the U.S. government. Thomas D’Agostino, the undersecretary for nuclear security and the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said the number of nuclear scientists with weapons […]