By Anna Schumann I walked into the room at the top of the stairs and saw a seemingly endless stream of bodies lying there, flat on the ground, as the peaceful sounds of leaves and insects filled one ear, and the aggressive sounds of construction filled the other. It was disruptive to hear them both […]
Front and Center: February 10
Our Take The Trump Administration’s Nuclear Posture Review is Dangerous and Irresponsible, says Executive Director John Tierney. Read his full statement Dr. Strangelove Or: How We Learned to Start Worrying and Hate the Bomb: The movie, “Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” turned 54 in January. Read our staff’s thoughts […]
Trump’s New Nukes
The Trump Administration has just released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a document that calls for new nuclear capabilities and shatters a decades-old bipartisan consensus that reduced the role of nuclear weapons in American national security strategy. We dive into the NPR with nuclear experts Dr. Adam Mount, Anthony Wier, and Alexandra Bell.
CACNP Executive Director: Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review is Dangerous and Irresponsible
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Executive Director and former Congressman John F. Tierney disagrees with the proposals made in President Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review, which calls for the development of new nuclear capabilities and expands the circumstances under which they can be used: President Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review seeks to add […]
Dr. Strangelove Or: How We Learned to Start Worrying and Hate the Bomb
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the release of Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the Cold War-era classic often seen as the ultimate comedy on decidedly unfunny nuclear war. The movie, starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott, is the story of an insane general who sets […]