Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in 38 North about North Korean troops in Russia. On October 17, South Korean intelligence disclosed that several thousand North Korean troops had apparently begun training in Russia, presumably for deployment to Ukraine. This was later confirmed by other reporting, including the US Department of Defense. There are several reasons why such an […]
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Op-ed: Californians must step up pressure to ensure a full cleanup of toxic Santa Susana lab
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in Cal Matters about toxic nuclear waste at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Nuclear cleanup efforts across the U.S. have revealed a grim reality: the nation’s toxic nuclear waste legacy continues to endanger communities while those responsible evade accountability. At Los Alamos in New Mexico, newly exposed plutonium contamination poses […]
STATEMENT FROM JOHN TIERNEY ON NIHON HIDANKYO WINNING NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
(OCTOBER 11—WASHINGTON) Former Congressman John Tierney, Executive Director of Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on reducing and eventually eliminating nuclear threats through Congressional and public education, released the following statement on behalf of the Board of Directors: “I applaud the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to Nihon […]
How Iran breached Israel’s air defence by overwhelming it with missiles
Paul Castleman Fellow Sam Hickey spoke with TRT World about the Iranian missile strikes on Israel. As the missile defence system came under the spotlight, security experts rushed to analyse its weak spots and how it was overwhelmed by the missile barrage. “Iran’s strategy of launching missile barrages is designed to saturate air defence systems and […]
How Iran may have breached the world’s best air defences
Paul Castleman Fellow Sam Hickey spoke with The Telegraph about the Iranian missile strikes on Israel. Israel and its US, UK and European allies were given sufficient time to ready themselves to deploy fighter jets and warships to help take down the Iranian barrage of drones and missiles. “This one was in relative terms more surprising,” […]