Executive Director John Tierney was quoted in The Santa Fe New Mexican about President Trump’s massive requested nuclear weapons spending increase. “Taxpayers in 2020 should not be forced to pay for a ticket back to nuclear weapons policies of the 1980s,” John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in […]
Trump to request 20 percent boost in nuclear spending
Policy Analyst Geoff Wilson spoke to the Santa Fe New Mexican about a requested increase in nuclear weapons spending. “We maintain a total nuclear weapons arsenal of some 4,000 active weapons”” said Geoff Wilson, policy analyst at the nonprofit Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, in an emailed statement. “Perhaps instead of doubling down on […]
New smears, new bizarre tales: Trump made 79 false claims last week
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to CNN to fact-check President Trump’s claim that his administration oversaw a sweeping renovation to the U.S.’ nuclear arsenal. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, said that, with the exception of a hypothetical top-secret development she doesn’t know about, “everything is the […]
Op-ed: Trump’s missile defense plans: More theology on unproven technology
Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in The Hill urging his former colleagues in Congress not to fund an expensive expansion to missile defense without first proving that it works. The Trump Administration’s new missile defense plan could require taxpayers to foot the bill for a new nuclear arms race. It has been the […]
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell Quoted in Defense News
Read the full piece in Defense News here. The senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, Alexandra Bell, called Trump’s claims “a total lie” in her own tweet. “Modernization plans for nuclear arsenal were well underway before [Trump] came into office & his own budget isn’t passed yet,” she said in […]
