Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with CNN about U.S. claims that Russia is violating the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the last remaining arms control agreement between the world’s two biggest nuclear powers. John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, emphasized to CNN on Tuesday that Russia’s noncompliance […]
What’s in a Name?
By John Erath Recently, I did a TV interview in which I was introduced as the “Senior Policy Director of the Center for Arms Control.” I did not think about it at the time, focused as I was on the subject of the discussion, but the anchor left out an important part of our organization’s […]
Putin’s Military Strategy Ignores Key Principles of War: Ukraine Adviser
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Putin’s military strategy. Any country will play to its perceived strengths in such planning, said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He told Newsweek that U.S. and Russian military ideology differs in that regard, as the U.S. emphasizes advanced technology and […]
10 Thoughts for 2023
By John Erath As 2022 ends and 2023 begins, it is customary to look back at the previous year and evaluate developments during the past 12 months. This blog post, however, looks forward. Rather than dwell on the past, it seems more appropriate to consider the year to come and what we hope to see […]
Why the US sending Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine isn’t just about hitting Russian missiles
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with ABC News (Australia) about missile systems the West has provided Ukraine. “It’s not really about the air defence, it’s not really about the missiles — this is much more of a political thing,” John Erath, senior policy director for the US Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told the […]
