Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in an article in the Daily Beast about the dinners the Center hosts for Members of Congress. They take place once every couple of months at a restaurant or townhome on Capitol Hill and are organized by former Democratic congressman John Tierney, who heads a group that advocates nuclear […]
Op-ed: The US Should Be Strengthening Deterrence. The Opposite Is Happening.
Program Coordinator Abigail Stowe-Thurston and Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an op-ed for Defense One arguing that instead of debating no-first-use policies and other potential advancements, President Trump is undermining an alliance system built over decades. Trust – real, solid trust – takes a long time to build, but it can be lost in […]
Some in Nye County say Yucca Mountain could be a blessing. Others aren’t convinced.
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with the Las Vegas Sun about nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain. Philip Coyle, a board member for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a nonpartisan think tank that advocates for a reduction of nuclear weapons worldwide, agrees that a nuclear repository could be built and managed safely at […]
Senior arms control official resigns from State Department, aides say
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell, a former State Department senior advisor, spoke with the Washington Post about the departure of Yleem Poblete, the assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance. “While the State Department can hardly afford to lose another senior leader, it is not clear that Assistant Secretary Poblete was contributing […]
‘Nobody’s happy about it’: Missile tests increase tensions with North Korea
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Sinclair Broadcasting about North Korea’s latest tests. “These tests are concerning and indicate a growing impatience in Pyongyang over the state of negotiations with the United States,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. The latest missile tests do not violate […]
