OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION IS 60! WATCH AND LISTEN TO OUR FOUNDER Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Leo Szilard met with a group of fellow scientists June 2, 1962, to form the Council for a Livable World, the Center’s sister organization, after months of touting this idea on a speaking tour of college campuses nationwide. In his […]
Iran Is Backing Out of the Nuclear Deal That U.S. Had Already Reneged On for Years
The Intercept quoted a Center press statement in an article about the legacy of the United States’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. “Today, the IAEA is ‘flying blind’ about the details of Iran’s activities because it is unable to retrieve surveillance data being stored on the agency’s cameras as a consequence of U.S. withdrawal […]
Biden’s mounting nuclear threats from North Korea, Iran
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC News about the future of nuclear diplomacy with North Korea and Iran. “The whole conflict has a nuclear dimension that is going to have an effect on how we deal with Iran and North Korea, with other proliferators” said John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center […]
‘Predictable’ and ‘reinforces’ need for JCPOA: Statement on Iran censure, further limitations
(JUNE 9–WASHINGTON) In light of Iran’s censure this week at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting and Iran’s response of further limiting IAEA oversight abilities at its nuclear facilities and its installation of more advanced centrifuges, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation released the following statement by Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney: “This latest […]
Time to Reset the Narrative on Missile Proliferation?
By Samuel M. Hickey Three months into its invasion, Russia has fired more than 2,200 missiles at Ukraine: the greatest in number and most varied use of missiles in modern warfare. Yet, ballistic and cruise missile attacks have shown limited military utility and failed to turn the tide of the war, despite Ukraine’s lack of […]