Executive Director John Tierney did a Q&A with the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence about the Iran deal and the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran. Q: President Donald Trump abrogated the Iran deal unilaterally with the aim of convincing the Islamic Republic to sign a new deal with the United States. More than a […]
Academic article: Preparing for the Next 75 Years of the Nuclear Age
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an article for the SAIS Review of International Affairs on the upcoming 75th anniversaries of the beginning of the nuclear age, and where the world should go from here. As the 75th year of the nuclear age fast approaches, the world faces an uncertain future. Nine nations possess nuclear […]
Reciprocate U.S. calls for dialogue, ambassador to UN urges North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in North Korea News amid a diplomatic stalemate ahead of North Korea’s impending deadline before a year-end “Christmas gift” to the United States. “For North Korea, ‘economic development’ and integration ‘into the international community’ are not nearly as important as security guarantees for the regime,” Alexandra Bell, the […]
North Korean ballistic missile tests are very standard. Say WHAT?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was the featured guest on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ video series, Say WHAT? She discussed the different approaches the Trump Administration is taking to North Korea, which does have nuclear weapons, and Iran, which does not.
The Big Red Button
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston were guests on the Why It Matters podcast discussing the fact that a U.S. president can launch a first-strike nuclear attack at any time and, according to the law, does not need to seek advice first.