Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and the Arms Control Association’s Kelsey Davenport wrote an op-ed in Poynter explaining why it matters that men are quoted more than women in nuclear policy and national security news articles — and why it needs to stop. The marticle is cousin to the manel, or the all-male panel. Manels […]
(Translation) As in less than a year threat of nuclear war has turned into a promise of peace between Koreas
Executive Director John Tierney spoke to BBC Brazil about his concerns about the process of achieving peace on the Korean peninsula. The possibility of an apocalyptic scenario came not only from the general public, but from experts such as John Tierney, a former US Congressman for the Democratic Party and current executive director of the […]
Op-ed: Mushroom Clouds Beneath the Surface: The Dangers of a Return to Nuclear Testing
Senior Science Fellow Philip E. Coyle and Policy Analyst James McKeon wrote an op-ed on the potential return to nuclear testing for War on the Rocks. Year after year, the heads of U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories have assessed that the U.S. stockpile is reliable, and that resuming explosive nuclear testing is unnecessary. In fact, the Stockpile […]
Pompeo Insists We Will Have a Strategy if U.S. Backs Out of Iran Deal
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke to Circa about Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo’s comments on the Iran nuclear agreement. “All I can say is if the United States withdrew from the Iran deal, the Iran deal would collapse,” McKeon said. While Iran may not pick up where it left off right away, he […]
Russia Probably Can’t Shoot Down U.S. Missiles Over Syria
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with the DailyBeast about his lack of confidence in U.S. missile defense. Overall, air defenses are only 30-percent effective, Philip Coyle, formerly the Pentagon’s top weapons-tester, told The Daily Beast. Five out of seven American-made Patriot missiles apparently missed or malfunctioned when Saudi forces tried to intercept a barrage of high-flying […]
