Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Truthout about the dangers of nuclear weapons and arms racing in 2024. Despite this, John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, says “the possibility of nuclear war is very small,” but hastened to add that the catastrophic dangers and potential consequences of even “limited use” […]
Op-ed: Nuclear Film Heists and Heroes Make For Apathy on the Weapons Themselves
Communications Associate Farah Sonde wrote an op-ed in Inkstick analyzing what Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters teach audiences about their role in nuclear weapons policy and how arms control advocates can change the narrative. As much as I love my job as a Communications Associate at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, there’s nothing more […]
The nucleus: Nevada plays crucial role in U.S. nuclear programs
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Las Vegas Review-Journal about the role of Nevada in the U.S. nuclear arsenal and increasing nuclear tension surrounding possible testing efforts in Russia. John Erath, senior policy director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said Russia’s decision is a strategy to push Western countries’ influence out […]
US, NATO Follow Russia in Dropping Out of Europe Arms Treaty
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with VOA about Russian suspension of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia stopped implementing the CFE treaty way back around 2007,” John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told VOA. “So, the implications are pretty much zero. … The treaty has been […]
Russian Official Issues Nuclear Weapons Warning After Historic Achievement
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Russian assertions that Russia is ahead in the “nuclear domain”. John Erath, the senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek that Patrushev’s boastfulness is akin to “that kid on the playground who always had to believe he or she had it better […]