Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell was quoted in POLITICO about the New START Treaty between the United States and Russia. “New START extension should be a priority regardless of other problems in the U.S.-Russia relationship,” said Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official who is senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and […]
Broken Arrow News July Recap: Japan, Russia, India & Israel
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost.’ Japan Japan’s new energy plan sets ambitious nuclear goals, includes plutonium recycling—but may be impractical On Tuesday, July 3, Japan’s Cabinet […]
Some voices on nuclear risk after Helsinki
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki. “I would have liked to see stronger commitment to serious discussion about the extension of New START & how we fix the INF Treaty, but I’m glad we saw no indication either side is backing off […]
Op-ed: A Real Nuclear Triumph for Trump: Extend New START
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell co-wrote a piece in Breaking Defense on the need to extend the New START Treaty between the United States and Russia. As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in a high-stakes one-on-one meeting, there is growing and legitimate concern in Washington and European capitals about concessions Trump might make in the hopes […]
Broken Arrow News: Week of June 17
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China China announces that it has conducted more than 30 anti-aircraft drills in South China Sea On […]