Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal. The fate of chemical weapons that remain unaccounted for in Syria more than a year after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad can no longer be […]
Letters and Publications
Op-Ed: The Korean Peninsula Has Seen Grand Overtures Come and Go – What Matters Now is Whether Small Steps Can Still Lead Somewhere
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed for 38 North about how U.S. policy toward North Korea’s nuclear program must change. For decades, US policy toward North Korea has ranged from bombast to paralysis. The Trump-Kim summits marked a rare moment of high-level diplomacy, but with little lasting progress. Today, with signs that the United States […]
Op-ed: How the India-Pakistan Crisis Puts U.S. Strategy to the Test
Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in The National Interest about how the United States should approach the crisis between India and Pakistan. Open conflict has erupted between India and Pakistan, once again raising the possibility of nuclear confrontation. Indian missile strikes into Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir have resulted in eight deaths, according to Pakistani officials. At the […]
Op-ed: Doubts Concerning America’s Reliability Should Not Lead to a European Nuclear Deterrent
Research Analyst Connor Murray and Scoville Fellow Marlena Broeker wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the negative consequences of the United States backing away from NATO and a French-led nuclear deterrent. The Trump administration has consistently shown disregard for America’s European allies, whether it be in the Oval Office or at the Munich Security Conference. The administration’s […]
Op-ed: What Sweden, Finland, and Poland can teach the United States about confronting Russia’s nuclear threats
Scoville Fellow Marlena Broeker wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about how the United States can learn from allies like Sweden, Finland, and Poland on confronting Russian nuclear threats in Ukraine. From the minute Russia put its nuclear forces on high alert after invading Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to […]
