Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about how the United States and its allies can counter the threat from Russia and lower the risk of nuclear proliferation and confrontation. “It is December 2021, and Russia is threatening Ukraine. Again. Since the 2014 seizure of Crimea and […]
The security of space is in limbo
By Isabel Martinez On November 15, the crew on the International Space Station (ISS) was awoken and told to shelter in their spacecraft because of unexpected approaching debris. Mission control was alarmed by the pieces of metal debris hurtling toward the station and wanted the crew prepared to return to Earth should the situation prove […]
A Note of Caution on the U.S.-Russia Dialogue
By John Erath It is certainly good news that the United States and Russia are talking about arms control again. Although some might argue that it would be better if China were participating as well, the convening of a dialogue to follow up on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is overdue. Amid […]
USA and Russia renewed dialogue on strategic stability
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in a Voice of America article on the first round of U.S.-Russian talks in Geneva. President Biden said earlier that he expects that the negotiations will eventually lead to the signing of a new treaty, said John Erath, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “I think both […]
Erasing the line between theater and strategic defense systems: Implications for U.S.-Russia relations
By Samuel M. Hickey President Joe Biden has inherited a missile defense architecture that is on the verge of bridging the gap between the long-accepted demarcation of theater systems and those defending the U.S. homeland. The Pentagon has ordered the transfer of 11 SM-3 Block II A interceptors to the Navy for possible deployment in the Pacific […]
