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 […]
Growing Tensions With US Could Lead Europe Deeper Into Nuclear Proliferation
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in Truthout about the expiration of New START’s impact on Europe. John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Truthout that the expiration of New START “is but another factor in creating a general perception that times are much worse and things are much more dangerous now. […]
Statement On the Expiration of the Last Treaty Restricting the World’s Two Largest Nuclear Arsenals (New START)
‘THE END OF NEW START DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN THE END OF NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL’ (FEBRUARY 4—WASHINGTON) The last remaining bilateral treaty restricting the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) — expires tomorrow. With deep concern for the future of nuclear arms control and the prospects of a new […]
The world’s last nuclear safeguard expires TODAY. No backup plan is in place… and experts have a dire warning for humanity
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with the Daily Mail about the expiration of New START. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told the Daily Mail that US leaders had more than a decade to prepare a successor agreement and failed to do so. ‘The expiration of the […]
Canada has no nuclear weapons. After Trump’s Greenland threats, should it?
Senior Policy Director spoke with Global News about the pros and cons of a Canadian nuclear arsenal. “Nuclear weapons are not the way to deal with growing uncertainty and danger around the world,” said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C. “It’s not a good idea … […]
