Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Geopolitical Monitor about arms control throughout history. Around 1096, the Pope issued a decree banning crossbows as murderous and un-Christian weapons. Although a later Pope clarified that it was still allowable to kill heathens with crossbows, all Christian nations were supposed to refrain from the use of such […]
Reports of Russia building nuclear space weapons have alarmed officials, but security experts aren’t panicked — yet
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Business Insider about potential Russian space weaponry. However, Russia has been developing anti-satellite weapons for years, John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told BI. “They’ve tested one, they’ve destroyed one of their own satellites with them, and they’ve proven that they can do this,” […]
Les Etats-Unis s’affolent d’un mystérieux projet d’arme russe dans l’espace
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Le Temps about potential Russia space weaponry. The article is in French. Read more
After More Than $1 Billion in Funding, MacArthur’s Big Bets Are Winding Down. What Happens Now?
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Inside Philanthropy about how the closure of MacArthur’s Nuclear Security program will impact its grantees. The article is paywalled. When it comes to longer-term change, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Tierney believes the field has made significant inroads and that any analysis of the field should take this […]
Analysts: US, South Korea Should Be Ready for Russia-North Korea Alliance
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with VOA about the Russian technology transfers and tensions in the Korean peninsula. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said Russian technology transfers “would not so much change the threat as add to the atmosphere of tension on the peninsula.” But he told […]