Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Kyiv Independent for his statement on the expiration of New START. John Erath, Senior Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said that the end of the New START treaty does not necessarily spell the end of arms control — but cautioned that the […]
How Not To End A War
By John Erath Following the December 28, 2025 meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House spokesperson said they were “ninety percent” agreed on a plan to end the nearly four-year-old war started by Russian aggression against its neighbor. No doubt the last ten percent will prove more difficult, but what we […]
“The war in Ukraine demonstrated that nuclear weapons have no military use.”
Senior Policy Director John Erath was interviewed by CNN Portugal about nuclear weapons in the Russian war on Ukraine. The original article is in Portuguese. INTERVIEW || John Erath, policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, does not believe we are on the verge of a new global nuclear arms race. However, […]
Statement Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
(AUGUST 15—WASHINGTON) Ahead of today’s summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation releases the following statement: The upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin presents opportunities but also potential pitfalls. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is wary […]
The nuclear race is back on track 80 years after Hiroshima
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with elPeriódico about the potential for a renewed nuclear arms race. The original article is in Spanish. There are an estimated 12,121 nuclear warheads in total, of which about 9,585 are available for military use, according to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published […]
