Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with AM 740 KTRH (Houston) news radio about why the United States doesn’t need to conduct explosive nuclear tests. Nuclear expert Alexandra Bell, a former senior advisor at the State Department, says the United States hasn’t detonated a nuclear bomb since 1992. Bell says with improved science and technology alongside […]
MU lab plans COVID-19 research
Lynn Klotz, a senior science fellow and member of the Scientists’ Working Group and Chemical and Biological Weapons, spoke with the Columbia Daily Tribune about biocontainment labs. Lynn Klotz, senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, has written and researched extensively about the biocontainment labs. A February 2019 piece in “Bulletin […]
What the coronavirus can teach us about nuclear weapons
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Responsible Statecraft about lessons a pandemic can teach the United States about defense spending. Alexandra Bell, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the coronavirus pandemic lays bare mismanaged national security priorities that assume a strong, well-equipped military is the key to security. […]
Chinese lab conducted extensive research on deadly bat viruses, but there is no evidence of accidental release
Senior Science Fellow Lynn Klotz was quoted in The Washington Post. “Even if a lab is mechanically safe, you can’t rule out human error,” said Lynn Klotz, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington nonprofit group, and author of a comprehensive study of lab mishaps. “Accidents happen, and more […]
Nuclear Issues, Part 1
Senior Policy Alexandra Bell was a guest on the Defense 2020 podcast, discussing issues surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control.
