CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (MAY 28 – WASHINGTON) Following the Biden administration’s release of its requested FY 2022 defense budget, Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney released the following statement, based on a quick analysis from the team at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: TOPLINE TOTAL SPENDING: “Spending $753 billion on defense, […]
CENTER AND COUNCIL MOURN LOSS OF GEORGE WALLERSTEIN
Upon hearing the news of George Wallerstein’s passing, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World Executive Director John Tierney released the following statement celebrating the Center board member’s — and longtime nuclear arms control champion’s — life. “George was an incredible advisor and supporter, and a wonderful human being. We will miss his brilliant insights, sense of humor and overwhelming generosity with his […]
John Erath Hired as Senior Policy Director
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (MAY 14 – WASHINGTON) John Erath, a 30-year State Department veteran, has been hired as Senior Policy Director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and its sister organization, Council for a Livable World. The nonpartisan nonprofit organizations seek to reduce and eventually eliminate the threats posed by nuclear, […]
STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF ALEXANDRA BELL AS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (JANUARY 22 – WASHINGTON) On behalf of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World, Executive Director John Tierney, a former nine-term Congressman from Massachusetts, released the following statement on the appointment of Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification […]
STATEMENT ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO EXTEND NEW START FOR FIVE YEARS
CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (JANUARY 21 – WASHINGTON) Based on Washington Post reporting that the Biden administration plans to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) by five years, just before it was set to expire February 5, Executive Director John Tierney released the following statement: “Extending New START for the full five […]
