Today marks 17 years since the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What’s happened since then? Nothing good!
Putin moves to leave weapons treaty as US accuses Russia of nuclear violations
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNN about a senior military official’s accusations that Russia was doing nuclear testing. “This accusation comes with absolutely zero evidence to support it,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. She noted the lack of details Ashley offered. “There was no […]
Russia ‘probably’ violating nuclear test ban treaty, top US official says
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with The Guardian about a U.S. military official’s accusation that Russia was violating a testing ban. “This seems to be rumours masquerading as an actual compliance assessment,” said Alexandra Bell, a former state department arms control official and now senior policy director at the Centre for Arms Control and […]
Remembering Senator Richard Lugar
Senator Richard (Dick) Lugar, a Republican Senator from Indiana from 1977-2013, passed away Sunday, April 28, leaving behind a legacy of leadership on nuclear arms control. That legacy includes the seminal Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, which helped secure and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in former Soviet states after the end of the Cold […]
Multilateral Arms Control Is a Worthy Goal, But Not At the Expense of Current Vital Agreements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director 202.546.0795 #2115 aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (April 26, 2019 – WASHINGTON) President Trump has ordered his administration to push for new arms-control agreements with Russia and China, but details on how to achieve such an ambitious goal were lacking. Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell said that this Administration’s interest […]
