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 […]
Amb. Thomas Graham Jr.’s Op-Ed in The National Interest
Read the full op-ed in The National Interest here. A new bill proposes that the United States would no longer be bound by the INF Treaty if Russia remains in violation. Congress, through a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), risks endangering American national security by threatening the integrity of the Intermediate Nuclear […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell Quoted in POLITICO
Read the full piece here. “These missiles are highly destabilizing, they’re capable of reaching Moscow within 15 minutes,” Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official who is senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said. “Withdrawing from the INF Treaty would be a terrible mistake.” Instead, the U.S. should first pursue […]
Center Science Fellow Philip Coyle Quoted in Foxtrot Alpha
Read the full piece here. What Is A Maneuverable Hypersonic Weapon? Let’s get the language down first. You’ll see a lot of publications describe hypersonic missiles without qualifying it with the term “maneuverable” or “guided.” But that’s actually what makes them such a game changer, Dr. Phillip Coyle, the Senior Science Fellow is Senior Science […]
Fact Sheet: Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
Updated March 2021 The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was an agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the number of ground-based anti-ballistic missile systems and sites that each side could have. Both parties also agreed not to develop sea-based, air-based, or space-based ABM systems. After the fall of the Soviet Union, […]
