Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with CNN about enriched uranium and its role in the Trump administration’s decision to attack Iran. Less than two days after Witkoff and Kushner met with Iran to discuss its nuclear program, the US and Israel attacked the country. Some experts suggest that the decision was informed, at least partially, by a […]
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The Threat of Nuclear Weapons
Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with Erie News Now about the Iranian nuclear program and Trump’s strikes on Iran. His interview begins at 0:44. Watch more
Axios Future of Defense
Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with Axios about changing political trends and increased military spending in Europe. Europe is not a monolith; public sentiment in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands is not uniform. “For some of these leaders, they have a very fraught domestic political situation,” Connor Murray, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control […]
Op-ed: Doubts Concerning America’s Reliability Should Not Lead to a European Nuclear Deterrent
Research Analyst Connor Murray and Scoville Fellow Marlena Broeker wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the negative consequences of the United States backing away from NATO and a French-led nuclear deterrent. The Trump administration has consistently shown disregard for America’s European allies, whether it be in the Oval Office or at the Munich Security Conference. The administration’s […]
The Latest Nuclear Boondoggle?
By Connor Murray The Pentagon recently announced plans to develop a new variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, the B61-13. This proposed bomb would, as the name suggests, be the 13th variant of the B61 and “provide the President with additional options against certain harder and large-area military targets.” The weapon would be delivered […]
