Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in a Voice of America article on the first round of U.S.-Russian talks in Geneva. President Biden said earlier that he expects that the negotiations will eventually lead to the signing of a new treaty, said John Erath, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “I think both […]
3 questions experts say need to be asked about pandemic’s origin
Gregory Koblentz, a member of the Center’s Science Working Group, was quoted in a Roll Call article about the need for more Congressional scrutiny into experiments, known as “gain of function” research, that change pathogens to make them more infectious or dangerous. “Congress only pays attention to stuff when things go wrong,” said Gregory Koblentz, […]
Op-ed: Next step in arms control: Putin must be pragmatic
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote a short reflection on the June 16 Biden-Putin Summit for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. “The June 16 Geneva Summit produced little mention of arms control, and that is probably a positive sign. Arms control agreements, at least good ones, do not appear overnight. They are products of […]
U.S. Navy Funds New Submarine-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Biden Called “A Bad Idea”
Research Analyst Monica Montgomery was quoted in Forbes about the Biden administration’s decision to fund a new nuclear-armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile, known as SLCM-N, in his fiscal year 2022 budget request. “Putting nuclear-armed missiles back on the conventional surface or attack submarine fleets of the Navy is a real cause for concern,” says Monica Montgomery […]
Why scientists are concerned about leaks at biolabs
Gregory Koblentz and Lynn Klotz, members of our Science Working Group, were both quoted in an Agence France-Presse article about leaks at biolabs. “There are HVAC filtration systems, so that the virus can’t escape through exhaust; any waste water that leaves the facility is treated with either chemicals or high temperatures to make sure that […]
