Szilard Advisory Board member Jon Wolfsthal wrote a column in New Republic: Even after the Cold War, when the Soviet Union collapsed and the threat of nuclear destruction receded, the world’s nuclear states continued to follow the diplomatic and behavioral norms of that era. Years of inflammatory statements by North Korea and Russia, for example, […]
How Do Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Work?
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in LiveScience explaining the science behind ICBMs: At takeoff, the ICBM enters the boost phase. During this phase, the rockets send the ICBM into the air, pushing it upward for about 2 to 5 minutes, until it reaches space, Coyle said. ICBMs can have up to three rocket […]
“It could have gone nearly 13,000 km”
“Could have gone nearly 13,000 km” Policy Analyst James McKeon explains on CTV what is known about the Nov. 28 North Korean missile test and what this means for diplomatic efforts.
North Korea’s Missile Test Puts the Entire U.S. in Range
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in Wired explaining why the distance achieved in North Korea’s Nov. 28 missile test isn’t the only factor in determining the targets it can hit. “I think that their payload is probably quite small, maybe just some diagnostics instruments to help them know what happened,” says Philip Coyle, […]
Could the U.S. actually shoot down a North Korean missile?
Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was interviewed by PBS NewsHour about U.S. missile defense. …But Philip Coyle, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, gives the program an “F.” The failure rate of missile tests is more like 60 percent since 2002, he said. “It’s not effective, not only because […]
