Research Analyst Monica Montgomery co-authored an op-ed in Defense One making the case against a new nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile. “President Joe Biden’s first real test of his commitment to reducing the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. national security strategy and trimming the bloated nuclear weapons budget is imminent. The administration released an initial topline version of its […]
Op-ed: Trump changed how the U.S. assigns the label ‘terrorist.’ Can the Biden administration change it back?
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post detailing the issues with designating countries or foreign entities as terrorists. Last week, the State Department announced that it would revoke the designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a terrorist organization. This would reverse one of the big decisions of the closing days of the Trump […]
US agrees to 5-year extension on nuclear arms treaty with Russia
Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in Financial Times about the Biden administration’s prospects for arms control after extending the New START agreement for five years. John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the Biden administration stood a higher chance of success than the Trump White House. “Trump never […]
STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF ALEXANDRA BELL AS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (JANUARY 22 – WASHINGTON) On behalf of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World, Executive Director John Tierney, a former nine-term Congressman from Massachusetts, released the following statement on the appointment of Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification […]
STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO EXTEND NEW START FOR FIVE YEARS
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (JANUARY 21 – WASHINGTON) Based on Washington Post reporting that the Biden administration plans to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) by five years, just before it was set to expire February 5, Executive Director John Tierney released the following statement: “Extending New START for the full five […]
