By John Erath Since 1993, chemical weapons have killed thousands, with many times more affected, often suffering for years. This despite the Chemical Weapons Convention ban on such activity and a general view that such weapons have little military utility and too high a risk of harm to civilians. During that time, the Organization for […]
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25 Years Since September 11: Staff Stories: John Erath, 30s, Arlington, Virginia
On September 11, 2001, at 9 AM, we had a staff meeting as normal for a Tuesday. It was a warm, late summer day with an endless blue sky in Arlington, VA that morning with no hint that we would always remember the day. I worked in the Pentagon. One of our support staff came […]
After Turning the War Around on Its Own, Ukraine Needs Support
by John Erath, Senior Policy Director Most of the media coverage of nuclear weapons issues in 2026 has focused on Iran for good reason. Iranian production of a nuclear weapon would affect peace and security in the Middle East and beyond. With the Trump administration seeming finally to settle on prevention of nuclear proliferation as […]
US-Saudi nuclear deal could increase proliferation risk: arms control expert | ABC NEWS
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC News (Australia) about the latest civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Watch more
Why a Saudi nuclear deal is a perfect metaphor for Trump’s presidency
Senior Policy Director spoke with CNN about the potential lack of IAEA protocols in a recent proposed but not yet publicly available U.S. deal with the Saudi Arabia on a civilian nuclear program. John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said that any absence of IAEA standard protocols — […]
