Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Progressive Magazine about factors that are impacting the lack of focus on today’s worsening arms race. The end of the Cold War with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and a series of treaties that reduced the number of nuclear warheads worldwide from more than 70,000 to 12,500 today. “I […]
Putin may need arms from North Korea’s Kim, but what is he willing to give in return?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with CNN on Russian ties to North Korea. “Putin is highlighting that Russia has friends – and is propagating the idea that the war is not winnable for Ukraine because Russia will not run out of weapons,” said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and […]
Russia Protest Demands Nuclear Weapons Be Aimed at US Cities
Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with Newsweek about Putin’s warnings on nuclear weapons. John Isaacs, senior fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonpartisan nonprofit aiming to reduce nuclear threats, told Newsweek in a phone interview that Putin’s recent rhetoric and warnings are “threats trying to effect NATO and U.S. behavior.” He added that […]
Op-Ed: Where’s the Accountability? Congress Must Get Answers Before Spending More on Missile Program
Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in Newsweek on the need for greater oversight over the Sentinel missile’s budget overruns. Increasing costs are common in many industries but pose an insidious challenge for military acquisitions. Should a construction project, for example, go over budget, it can be canceled. However, if a defense system runs […]
Statement on the Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Others
(MAY 20—WASHINGTON) The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation issues the following statement on behalf of its Board of Directors and of Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney in the wake of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others: “Our condolences are extended to the Iranian people in this […]
