Program Coordinator Emma Sandifer was quoted by FactCheck.org on President Trump’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program. As we’ve explained, it would take more time to actually develop a nuclear weapon. “After this point, once you have the weapons-grade uranium, Iran would then need to manufacture the rest of the weapon. This process would likely take much longer, perhaps […]
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More Than 100 School Children Were Killed in Iran. Evidence Points to a U.S. Missile Strike
John Gilbert, Senior Science Fellow of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, spoke with Time about the missile strike on an Iranian primary school. “The video taken on February 28, 2026, conclusively shows a Tomahawk cruise missile diving almost vertically into the area of the medical clinic adjacent to an IRGC facility. […]
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons
Research Analyst Connor Murray spoke with Erie News Now about the Iranian nuclear program and Trump’s strikes on Iran. His interview begins at 0:44. Watch more
Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities
Program Coordinator Emma Sandifer was quoted by FactCheck.org on President Trump’s claims about Iran’s nuclear program. “In the absence of IAEA monitoring, accurate information is scant,” Emma Sandifer, program coordinator at the nonpartisan Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told us in an email, referring to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA hasn’t been able […]
Assad loyalists are regrouping. The world should help the new Syrian government destroy leftover chemical weapons—now
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 […]
