The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought us closer to nuclear escalation than ever in a post Cold War world. One major question hangs overhead: what if Ukraine had kept its nuclear arsenal after the USSR’s dissolution? Host Geoff Wilson speaks with Mariana Budjeryn, author of Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and […]
‘Weaponizing Winter’: NOW Tonight with Joshua Johnson – Aug. 19 | NBC News NOW
Senior Policy Director John Erath was a guest on NBC Now Tonight, discussing the latest situation in Ukraine and how Russia might seek to weaponize winter. His segment begins around the 8-minute mark.
Experts Explain The Reality Of The Danger From The Zaporizhia Nuclear Plant In Ukraine
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with the Globe Echo about the dangers at a nuclear plant in Ukraine. Why should Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of the bombings and stress the dangers of catastrophe? For Russia, this is a way to “raise the stakes to increase (domestic) concerns, and to highlight the importance […]
How real is the danger from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with POLITICO about the dangers of Russian occupation of a nuclear plant in Ukraine. “The idea of a nuclear accident is scary — it will get people’s attention — so it is a ready-made tool for this purpose” said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms […]
Russia ratchets up the danger at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Grid about potential dangers at a nuclear plant in Ukraine. There are at least two main threats to this orchestration at Zaporizhzhia, said John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. One is of a disaster caused by a cooling failure at the […]
