President Trump has announced that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a landmark agreement negotiated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. This episode dives into the consequences of the decision and what it could mean for broader nuclear arms control moving forward. We’re joined by two premier experts: Lynn […]
Op-ed: In the Shadow of Reagan’s Legacy, Trump is Failing
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell writes in Inkstick that President Trump is not living up to Ronald Reagan’s nuclear legacy — but he has time to change this. Hofdi House, the site of the 1986 Reykjavik Summit, is a small, unassuming place — a more likely setting for a fairytale than a showdown between the two […]
Op-ed: There’s no such thing as a perfect nuclear arms deal. Trump doesn’t get that.
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell writes in the Washington Post that President Trump doesn’t seem to understand that no arms control deal is perfect, and we can’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. When President Trump walked away from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal — the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or JCPOA — he called it […]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Kill the Treaty
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Vox’s Today, Explained podcast about the United States’ potential withdrawal from the INF Treaty.
As Trump moves to dump INF Treaty, some fear new nuclear arms race
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with WJLA (Washington, DC) about the United States’ potential withdrawal from the INF Treaty. “There’s no doubt Russia is in violation and has been for some time now,” said Alexandra Bell, a former State Department arms control official. “It’s been a struggle getting them to first during the Obama […]
