Greg Koblentz, member of the Scientists Working Group on Chemical and Biological Threats, spoke with BBC World Newshour disputing claims that Ukraine seeks to build chemical or biological weapons and discussing Russia’s own chemical weapons stockpile.
How Does a Conventional War Become Nuclear?
Research Analyst Monica Montgomery was interviewed by The Intercept about potential escalation to nuclear war in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Any nuclear weapon, regardless of yield, would have devastating humanitarian and environmental consequences and risk escalation to a ‘full-blown’ nuclear war,” Monica Montgomery, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, […]
Stating the Obvious
By John Erath On January 31, I posted some concerns about Russia’s actions as it prepared for what is now clearly an invasion of Ukraine, backed by nuclear threats. At that time, the nuclear nature of the threat was more implicit than explicit, and the casual reader, if a casual reader of this blog exists, […]
The Mehdi Hasan Show
Research Analyst Monica Montgomery appeared on The Mehdi Hasan Show, discussing the threat posed by the situation in Chernobyl, and the potential risks of the nuclear power plant being disconnected from the country’s electricity grid.
US considers a deal to send fighter jets to Ukraine, but will they make a difference?
Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in a USA TODAY article about a proposal to transfer fighter jets from Poland or other Eastern European countries to Ukraine to aid their battle with Russia. Putin has an equally strong interest in other countries staying out of the fight, and he is unpredictable, said John Tierney, executive […]
