Senior Policy Director spoke with Global News about the pros and cons of a Canadian nuclear arsenal. “Nuclear weapons are not the way to deal with growing uncertainty and danger around the world,” said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C. “It’s not a good idea … […]
Russia claims US ‘ignored’ offers to extend nuclear arms control agreement as key treaty set to expire
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Kyiv Independent for his statement on the expiration of New START. John Erath, Senior Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said that the end of the New START treaty does not necessarily spell the end of arms control — but cautioned that the […]
How Not To End A War
By John Erath Following the December 28, 2025 meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House spokesperson said they were “ninety percent” agreed on a plan to end the nearly four-year-old war started by Russian aggression against its neighbor. No doubt the last ten percent will prove more difficult, but what we […]
The New START Treaty is expiring. Where does that leave Europe’s nuclear arsenal?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Outrider about European nuclear arsenals after the expiration of New START. At the time, the treaty was applauded for making headway on arms talks with Russia. Still, there was also plenty of criticism, says John Erath, Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. The upper limits of weapons […]
“The war in Ukraine demonstrated that nuclear weapons have no military use.”
Senior Policy Director John Erath was interviewed by CNN Portugal about nuclear weapons in the Russian war on Ukraine. The original article is in Portuguese. INTERVIEW || John Erath, policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, does not believe we are on the verge of a new global nuclear arms race. However, […]
