Battlefield nuclear weapons — also called tactical or nonstrategic nuclear weapons — are a continuing topic of conversation in the halls of Congress and inside the Pentagon following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But what are they, are they necessary and why do we keep talking about them? Host Geoff Wilson talks with Jane Vaynman, Assistant […]
Fact Sheet: North Korea Sanctions
Updated May 2024 Since North Korea carried out its first nuclear weapon test in 2003, it has been the target of multiple sanctions regimes in an attempt to discourage its nuclear development. The UN and the United States, as well as the European Union, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, have sanctioned North Korea over the […]
How serious is Russia about nuclear war?
Policy Analyst Geoff Wilson talked to Yahoo News about the potential for a Russian use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and how the West might respond to such an attack. “The risk is higher now than it has been in decades,” Geoff Wilson, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told […]
Risky ‘gain-of-function’ studies need stricter guidance, say US researchers
Greg Koblentz, a member of the Scientists Working Group, was quoted in Nature. Many at the listening session pushed for stricter oversight of risky-pathogen research, however. Some suggested that the HHS advisory-panel approach be extended to other US entities. Gregory Koblentz, a biosecurity-policy specialist at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia, pointed out that pharmaceutical […]
What’s the Latest On Russia and Ukraine?
Senior Policy Director John Erath joined WWL First News With Tommy Tucker (New Orleans) to discuss Russia’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, the latest Russian involvement in Ukraine, and the potential for the use of tactical nuclear weapons. “The use of a large number of nuclear weapons would change the way we live in the […]
