Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was quoted in The Diplomat on the Department of Energy’s expertise in nuclear non-proliferation. OICI “has a different mission from the CIA,” Philip E. Coyle, a former official at DOE, the Defense Department, and the White House now at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, told The Diplomat in an email. […]
Rocket Men: How Trump is increasing the risk of nuclear war
Szilard Advisory Board member Jon Wolfsthal wrote a column in New Republic: Even after the Cold War, when the Soviet Union collapsed and the threat of nuclear destruction receded, the world’s nuclear states continued to follow the diplomatic and behavioral norms of that era. Years of inflammatory statements by North Korea and Russia, for example, […]
How Do Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Work?
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in LiveScience explaining the science behind ICBMs: At takeoff, the ICBM enters the boost phase. During this phase, the rockets send the ICBM into the air, pushing it upward for about 2 to 5 minutes, until it reaches space, Coyle said. ICBMs can have up to three rocket […]
“It could have gone nearly 13,000 km”
“Could have gone nearly 13,000 km” Policy Analyst James McKeon explains on CTV what is known about the Nov. 28 North Korean missile test and what this means for diplomatic efforts.
North Korea’s Missile Test Puts the Entire U.S. in Range
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in Wired explaining why the distance achieved in North Korea’s Nov. 28 missile test isn’t the only factor in determining the targets it can hit. “I think that their payload is probably quite small, maybe just some diagnostics instruments to help them know what happened,” says Philip Coyle, […]
