by Farah Sonde Thousands of employees at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department were abruptly laid off on April Fool’s Day this year. These layoffs, coupled with funding cuts to programs intended to bolster biosecurity, will constitute a devastating blow to the United States’ ability to fight against biological threats, including the potential weaponization […]
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Report: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending Surpassed $100 Billion Last Year
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Truthout about the latest report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) about increased nuclear weapons spending. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Truthout in a phone call that nuclear weapons cannot simply be wished away. “There has to be a lot of […]
Обстрелы Израиля и месть Ирана ][ Протесты в Калифорнии — только начало?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with RTVI US about the Israeli attack on Iran. This news segment is in Russian. Watch more
What Ukraine’s Drone Attack Means for Nuclear Deterrence
By John Erath The June 1 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airfields have a greater significance than the numbers of aircraft destroyed or damaged on the ground. In the context of the ongoing war, the strikes showed clearly that Ukraine is still in the fight and not stuck with “no cards to play.” The broader importance […]
How real is the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with the BBC about the possibility of nuclear war between India and Pakistan. “When nuclear weapons can be involved, there is always an unacceptable level of danger,”John Erath, senior policy director at the non-profit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told the BBC. “The Indian and Pakistani governments have […]
