Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought the world closer to nuclear war than at any time since the Cuban missile crisis. Russia’s invasion is a gross violation of the United Nations Charter, threatens world peace, is causing unspeakable suffering for millions of Ukrainians, and has resulted in Europe’s biggest refugee flow since World War II. […]
“The Threat is Increasing”: Kremlin Keeps Blurring Its Red Line Around Nuclear War
Research Analyst Monica Montgomery was quoted in a Vanity Fair article discussing the prospect of nuclear war with Russia as Putin becomes increasingly isolated. “The threat is increasing,” Monica Montgomery, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, tells Vanity Fair of the potential for nuclear conflict. “In general, it remains low…But it will increase […]
How Many Nuclear Weapons Exist, and Who Has Them?
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey talked to Scientific American about how many nuclear weapons exist, who has them, and how powerful they are. Strategic weapons can “reach from Moscow to Washington, D.C., while nonstrategic, tactical nuclear weapons have shorter ranges,” said Samuel Hickey, a research analyst at the nonprofit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “There […]
Iran, Russia and the JCPOA: Is a year of negotiations at risk?
Commentary from Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was featured in a MED This Week newsletter on the Iran nuclear talks and the consequences of the last-minute requests raised by Russia at this crucial moment of the negotiations. “Cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is likely to progress — with no major breakthroughs — […]
Russia’s alleged ‘vacuum bomb’ use in Ukraine highlights weapons race with the US
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with ABC News about thermobaric weapons. “It’s a particularly nasty weapon. It’s a terrible way to die. It has a really broad effect and is probably most useful against hardened facilities,” John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C., told ABC News. Tierney, […]
