John Gilbert, member of the Scientists Working Group, spoke to Vice for an article and short video regarding nerve agents, specifically the Novichok family. “The so-called Novichok agents were deliberately made through a chemical production path that does not use internationally controlled chemicals,” said John Gilbert, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms […]
Differences Between House and Senate FY 2018 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
To download a PDF version, click here. A. Treaties: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty House: Sections 1243 and 1244: Authorizes $25 million to establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system that, if tested or deployed, would violate the INF Treaty. Senate: Section 1635: Authorizes $65 million to establish […]
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in BBC News
Read the full BBC News article here. The Tu-95 bombers built to carry the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons were designed to carry much lighter weapons. The Tsar Bomba was so big that it couldn’t be placed on a missile, and so heavy that the planes designed to carry it wouldn’t have been able to take […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in POLITICO
Read the full piece in POLITICO here. Former Democratic Rep. John Tierney, who chaired a national security oversight panel, contends that preserving arms control pacts with Russia needs to be a bigger priority for the Trump administration despite the differences between the two nations. “These are existential issues,” said Tierney, now executive director of the […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Ask an Expert Interviews
Ask an Expert: Amb. Wendy Sherman and Richard Nephew on the Iran Deal Two Years Later July 19, 2017 In this interview, Sherman and Nephew, two of the agreement’s lead negotiators reflect on the deal two years after its signing. They answer questions raised by critics of the deal and discuss scenarios if the deal […]
