Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with elPeriódico about the potential for a renewed nuclear arms race. The original article is in Spanish. There are an estimated 12,121 nuclear warheads in total, of which about 9,585 are available for military use, according to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published […]
80 Years After the Bomb, How Much Longer Will Our Luck Last?
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Diplomat about the need for renewed arms control efforts. According to John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-proliferation, today there is a tremendous lack of political leadership in pursuing arms control. He said it’s important to insist on a return to arms control in the […]
Hiroshima: Would a woman have dropped the atomic bomb?
Policy Coordinator Emma Sandifer was interviewed by Artículo14 about the role of women in creating nuclear weapons policies. The article is originally in Spanish. It’s been 80 years since the first atomic bomb was dropped, one of the darkest passages in human history that took place in Hiroshima , and at Article 14 we ask ourselves whether things […]
Trump escalates nuclear tensions as Russia deadline nears
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Hill about President Donald Trump’s announcement to move nuclear submarines closer to Russia. “Does this mean that all of a sudden we should all be going to the cellar and locking ourselves in? No,” said former Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.), who is the executive director of the Center […]
STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ANNOUNCED MOVEMENT OF NUCLEAR SUBMARINES FOLLOWING RUSSIAN THREATS
‘Trump’s verbal engagement with an essentially powerless Russian politician is inappropriate and unhelpful’ (AUGUST 1—WASHINGTON) In light of President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is ordering nuclear submarines to “appropriate regions” in response to new Russian nuclear threats, this time aimed at the United States, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is releasing the […]
