By John Erath The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and takeover by the Taliban have led to a great deal of wondering what went wrong and what lessons may be learned. The chain of events, successes, and many missteps will naturally be studied by scholars and experts in international security and will hopefully inform policy making in […]
Alarm in the U.S. over the massive construction of platforms for nuclear missiles in China
Senior Policy Director John Erath appeared on TV3, a Spanish public broadcast corporation based in Barcelona, to discuss a recently discovered major expansion of China’s nuclear missile silo fields.
USA and Russia renewed dialogue on strategic stability
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in a Voice of America article on the first round of U.S.-Russian talks in Geneva. President Biden said earlier that he expects that the negotiations will eventually lead to the signing of a new treaty, said John Erath, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “I think both […]
Regardless of Blame, Iran’s Responsibilities Are the Same
By John Erath As of the latter half of July, prospects for some kind of revival of the Iran nuclear deal remain uncertain, and it is worth taking a few moments to examine the state of play. The Biden administration came into office favoring a return to the Joint Cooperative Plan of Action (JCPOA), as […]
Op-ed: Next step in arms control: Putin must be pragmatic
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote a short reflection on the June 16 Biden-Putin Summit for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “The June 16 Geneva Summit produced little mention of arms control, and that is probably a positive sign. Arms control agreements, at least good ones, do not appear overnight. They are products of […]
