Senior Science Fellow Lynn Klotz was quoted in The Washington Post. “Even if a lab is mechanically safe, you can’t rule out human error,” said Lynn Klotz, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a Washington nonprofit group, and author of a comprehensive study of lab mishaps. “Accidents happen, and more […]
Nuclear Issues, Part 1
Senior Policy Alexandra Bell was a guest on the Defense 2020 podcast, discussing issues surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control.
Did this virus come from a lab? Maybe not — but it exposes the threat of a biowarfare arms race
Lynn Klotz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Threats, authored a study that was recently mentioned in Salon. Just last year, Lynn Klotz of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation wrote a paper in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled “Human Error in High-biocontainment Labs: A Likely Pandemic Threat.” Wrote Klotz: […]
Syria is responsible for three chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says
Greg Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Security, spoke with Chemical and Engineering News about an investigation saying Syria is responsible for the 2017 chemical weapons attacks. “IIT used several methods to determine that the sarin used in Ltamenah had been produced by the Syrian government,” agrees Gregory D. Koblentz, […]
Trump administration doubles down on Iran nuclear treaty allegations
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Al-Monitor about the State Department’s report accusing Iran of violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. “The problem with inserting all these concerns rather than sticking to hard and fast assessments of legal compliance … is that you’re taking this away from being a very cut-and-dry document for the […]
