Executive Director John Tierney’s statement on the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty was picked up by Common Dreams. John Tierney, a former Democratic congressman who now serves as executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in a statement that “it is not surprising that President Trump would pull out of yet […]
Trump admin pulling out of Open Skies reconnaissance treaty over Russia violations
Executive Director John Tierney and Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell were quoted in NBC News about the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. Former Rep. John Tierney, D-Ma., the executive director of the nonpartisan Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, urged the president to “reverse this decision, recommit to working with our allies to […]
US says it’s pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Associated Press about the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official and currently the senior policy director at the nonpartisan nonprofit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said withdrawal from Open Skies will rub allies the wrong way. “I absolutely […]
‘Reckless’: ED John Tierney on Open Skies Treaty withdrawal
(MAY 21 – WASHINGTON) In response to the announcement that the United States would withdraw from the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Executive Director and former nine-term Congressman John Tierney (D-MA) released the following statement: “It is not surprising that President Trump would pull out of yet another important treaty, […]
Trump administration to withdraw from Open Skies treaty in a further erosion of arms control pacts with Russia
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Washington Post about the U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty. “The problems we were having with Open Skies did not defeat the object and the purpose of the treaty,” said Alex Bell, a senior director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “It never appeared […]
