Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed for The National Interest arguing that Russia’s myriad failures in its invasion of Ukraine clearly demonstrate nuclear weapons’ lack of utility. Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu’s November 9 announcement that Russian troops would evacuate the city of Kherson and the right bank of the Dnipro River confirmed […]
After record year of arms tests, what’s in North Korea’s arsenal?
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Al Jazeera about North Korea’s recent missile tests and provocations. John Tierney, the executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said some experts do not believe “North Korea has yet mastered any ability to actually miniaturise and place a weapon successfully” on an ICBM, and they […]
The “Frankenviruses” at the heart of the debates, after the emergence of Covid-19
Greg Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Security, was quoted in Le Monde about emerging experiments to make pathogens more dangerous. The article is behind a subscriber-only paywall.
Iran’s Foreign Minister admits to sending drones to Russia, admission comes after repeated denials
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with India’s WION news about the drones Iran has sent to Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Experimenting With Disaster
Greg Koblentz, a member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, was featured in all three parts of a three-part series by The Intercept on biosafety failures called Experimenting With Disaster. Part One: Student Infected With Debilitating Virus in Undisclosed Biolab Accident Part Two: Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About […]
