Senior Policy Analyst Sara Z. Kutchesfahani wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about different types of creative diplomacy. “In the past month alone, many nuclear-related events have made front page news, including the most recent missile false alarm in Hawaii, where residents were informed by an emergency cell phone alert that […]
China reacts to US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
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,” […]
