By Shawn Rostker News of a threatening new adversarial space weapon isn’t something you hear about often, but we heard quite a bit on this front last week. Last Wednesday, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, made an alarming and discomforting disclosure when he made cryptic remarks about an imminent national […]
Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren’t panicked — yet
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Business Insider about potential Russian space weaponry. However, Russia has been developing anti-satellite weapons for years, John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told BI. “They’ve tested one, they’ve destroyed one of their own satellites with them, and they’ve proven that they can do this,” […]
The Ukraine War After Two Years — A Lesson From the Past
By John Erath February 24 will mark the two years of the current round of Russian aggression against Ukraine. It also bears remembering that February 21 is the anniversary of the start of the battle of Verdun in 1916. Why should this be significant? There are a number of interesting parallels between the two conflicts […]
Les Etats-Unis s’affolent d’un mystérieux projet d’arme russe dans l’espace
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Le Temps about potential Russia space weaponry. The article is in French. Read more
After More Than $1 Billion in Funding, MacArthur’s Big Bets Are Winding Down. What Happens Now?
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Inside Philanthropy about how the closure of MacArthur’s Nuclear Security program will impact its grantees. The article is paywalled. When it comes to longer-term change, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Tierney believes the field has made significant inroads and that any analysis of the field should take this […]
