By John Erath After 30 years as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, I now begin a new job as Senior Policy Director at the Center and Council. I got my start in arms control in the 1990s when I was on the India-Pakistan account and got my first taste of international negotiations working on issues […]
Who runs the nukes? Women!
By Isabel Martinez and Anna Schumann The Biden administration has made history with many of its nominations and appointments, from the first female U.S. intelligence leader to the first Black Secretary of Defense, and many other positions that will be key to U.S. and global security and peace measures. Now, the country’s top day-to-day nuclear […]
Op-ed: The West Wing Shows How Outdated U.S. Nuclear Policy Really Is
Communications Director Anna Schumann wrote an op-ed in Inkstick about how an episode of The West Wing about the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty that aired 20 years ago is still unfortunately resonant today. “Like so many others working in Washington amid the stresses of our current political climate, I recently decided to retreat to the fantasy […]
2019 in review: Our top 15 posts and interviews
By Anna Schumann, Communications Director It’s been a year of ups and downs in nuclear arms control, and the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has seen all of it. Take a look at our top 15 favorite op-eds, news articles, blog posts, podcasts and more from 2019. Here’s a timeless piece from Castleman Fellow […]
Go Back to School: Five Things Everyone Should Know About Nuclear Weapons
By Anna Schumann It’s back-to-school season, and while it may be the kids who are going to class, adults nationwide will also need to brush up on their spelling, long division and science fair skills. While everyone loves a good baking soda volcano, there are potential real-life explosions that we should all be worried about. […]
