Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Voice of America radio about China’s reaction to the Nuclear Posture Review. Her segment begins around the 11-minute mark. “All nuclear-weapons states are playing a role in increasing nuclear threats right now… If China is concerned about the Trump Administration’s nuclear posture review, it should engage the United […]
Pentagon unveils new nuclear weapons strategy, ending Obama-era push to reduce U.S. arsenal
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Washington Post about the Nuclear Posture Review. Alex Bell, an Obama administration official and disarmament advocate at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, criticized the Pentagon for effectively abandoning the quest for nuclear reductions, saying it is treating the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons that Obama […]
US unveils new nuclear weapons strategy
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Financial Times about the Nuclear Posture Review. “I think it’s a dangerous and destabilising break with 40 years of bipartisan efforts to reduce nuclear threats around the world,” said Alexandra Bell at the Center for Arms Control and a former non-proliferation official at the state department. She argued […]
Donald Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game of Nuclear Poker
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was featured in the Time Magazine February 12 cover story weighing in on nuclear miscalculation. Philip Coyle, a former test director at the Nevada Test Site, also warned about the chance of miscalculation. “This is a time where we need more thought about where we’ve been and where we’re headed,” […]
Op-ed: The blessing and curse of blood irradiators
Senior Policy Analyst Sara Z. Kutchesfahani wrote an op-ed in The Hill about the dangers blood irradiators in hospitals can pose for nuclear terrorism. “Life-saving blood transfusions happen every day in the United States and around the world. In order to make sure blood used in a transfusion is free from infections and bacteria, hospitals […]
