Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about the tragic accident that led to two people in Poland dying from the Russian invasion in Ukraine. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, also told Newsweek that the NASAMS are “considerably higher tech” in comparison to the S-300. “S-300, like most […]
Op-ed: Russia’s Disastrous Invasion Proves Nukes Are Useless
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed for The National Interest arguing that Russia’s myriad failures in its invasion of Ukraine clearly demonstrate nuclear weapons’ lack of utility. Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu’s November 9 announcement that Russian troops would evacuate the city of Kherson and the right bank of the Dnipro River confirmed […]
Iran’s Foreign Minister admits to sending drones to Russia, admission comes after repeated denials
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with India’s WION news about the drones Iran has sent to Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Chance of nuclear use still low
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with unaffiliated Russian-language channel RTVI explaining that while the situation in Ukraine worsens, he does not believe Russian nuclear weapons use is likely. Clip below is in Russian.
60 Years After the Cuban Missile Crisis, We Should Learn from the Past, Not Manipulate It
By John Erath This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, generally considered to be the closest the world came to all out nuclear war. Perhaps inevitably, much of the commentary has highlighted supposed parallels to the current situation, specifically Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons in support of its aggression against […]
