Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Geopolitical Monitor about arms control throughout history. Around 1096, the Pope issued a decree banning crossbows as murderous and un-Christian weapons. Although a later Pope clarified that it was still allowable to kill heathens with crossbows, all Christian nations were supposed to refrain from the use of such […]
Keep Calm and Orbit On
By Shawn Rostker News of a threatening new adversarial space weapon isn’t something you hear about often, but we heard quite a bit on this front last week. Last Wednesday, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, made an alarming and discomforting disclosure when he made cryptic remarks about an imminent national […]
Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren’t panicked — yet
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Business Insider about potential Russian space weaponry. However, Russia has been developing anti-satellite weapons for years, John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told BI. “They’ve tested one, they’ve destroyed one of their own satellites with them, and they’ve proven that they can do this,” […]
Front and Center: February 17, 2024
SPACE NUKES OR NOT, THIS WAS IRRESPONSIBLE Vague statements earlier this week from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) about a highly classified report touched off speculation that Russia may be considering deployment of nuclear weapons in space. Other analysis speculates that Russia may either be experimenting with directed laser, or using nuclear-powered transport devices […]
The Ukraine War After Two Years — A Lesson From the Past
By John Erath February 24 will mark the two years of the current round of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It also bears remembering that February 21 is the anniversary of the start of the battle of Verdun in 1916. Why should this be significant? There are a number of interesting parallels between the two conflicts […]