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July 13, 2015

10 Things America Could Buy Instead Of The F-35

By Sarah Tully Click here to read this listicle in its entirety on BuzzFeed. This plane costs more than twice the number of people on the planet. And it doesn’t really work. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is on pace to be the world’s most expensive weapons system ever. It was designed to be the plane […]

Posted in: Center in the News, Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Infographics on Pentagon Budget, New National Security, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Pentagon Budget, Press & In the News on Non-Proliferation, Press Room, Security Spending, United States

September 28, 2013

CCTV Discusses the OPCW Decision and UN Security Council Resolution with James Lewis

Spokesman, James Lewis, joined CCTV to discuss the OPCW Executive Council’s decision and UN Security Council resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons

January 15, 2009

Reducing Biological Risks to Security: International Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration

In recent years, the U.S. government has strengthened its national preparedness and response capabilities for catastrophic disease events, including bioterrorism. But it has paid inadequate attention to prevention and response measures internationally. The Obama Administration can change course, correct this deficit, and take strong action to reduce biological risks to security.

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons

December 4, 2008

Weaknesses in Primary Health Care Threaten Public Health Security and Stability

In the last two decades there has been a notable shift toward short-term curative and emergency medical care. As Alan Pearson and Jason Haile explain in this new policy brief, however, this increasing focus on treating specific diseases too often further diverts funding and resources away from the development of robust health care systems – systems that must be in place to effectively respond to a public health crisis like a biological weapons attack.

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons

August 1, 2008

Suicide of Microbiologist Demands Thorough Investigation of 2001 Anthrax Attacks

Today’s shocking revelation about the apparent suicide of a top Army microbiologist and lead suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks has intensified the need for a thorough investigation into the only significant bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil, said Alan Pearson, Director of the Biological and Chemical Weapons Control Program at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

Posted in: Biological and Chemical Weapons

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