‘Trump’s verbal engagement with an essentially powerless Russian politician is inappropriate and unhelpful’ (AUGUST 1—WASHINGTON) In light of President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is ordering nuclear submarines to “appropriate regions” in response to new Russian nuclear threats, this time aimed at the United States, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is releasing the […]
Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with the Kyiv Independent about Russia withdrawing scientists from an Iranian nuclear plant after Israeli strikes. John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, echoed the sentiment. “There was some question as to why they would build a nuclear power plant at great expense […]
What Ukraine’s Drone Attack Means for Nuclear Deterrence
By John Erath The June 1 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian airfields have a greater significance than the numbers of aircraft destroyed or damaged on the ground. In the context of the ongoing war, the strikes showed clearly that Ukraine is still in the fight and not stuck with “no cards to play.” The broader importance […]
Fact Sheet: Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT)
The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT), also known as the Moscow Treaty, was a bilateral agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation aimed at reducing and limiting strategic nuclear warheads. Signed on May 24, 2002, and entering into force on June 1, 2003, the treaty committed both nations to decrease their deployed strategic […]
Op-ed: What Sweden, Finland, and Poland can teach the United States about confronting Russia’s nuclear threats
Scoville Fellow Marlena Broeker wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about how the United States can learn from allies like Sweden, Finland, and Poland on confronting Russian nuclear threats in Ukraine. From the minute Russia put its nuclear forces on high alert after invading Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow has sought to […]
