By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow For years, construction of the Mixed-Oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina has been a thorn in the side of the Department of Energy. The program has been plagued by cost overruns and delayed schedules. The facility, which was originally slated to be constructed […]
Hypersonic weapons race
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with Aerospace America about hypersonic weapons. “From what I know, we’re not falling behind at all,” says Philip Coyle, who was in charge of national security and international affairs in the Obama White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy in 2010 and 2011, and was an assistant secretary […]
Op-ed: American students aren’t taught nuclear weapons policy in school. Here’s how to fix that problem.
Programs Assistant Erin Connolly co-wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist with former Scoville Fellow Kate Hewitt about their mission to educate high school students about nuclear weapons policy. “How many countries have nuclear weapons?” we asked. Students shouted out answers: one, seven, 34, all of the countries in the world. “Which […]
Mike Pompeo Says Sanctions Will Remain on North Korea Until Complete Denuclearization
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Time about President Trump’s decision to pause joint military drills in South Korea without consulting allies. Alexandra Bell, Senior Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non Proliferation tells TIME that while pausing the drills “may, in the end, be the right move” the decision should […]
Trump’s Singapore Summit Was Far From Perfect, But It’s Better Than Threatening War
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Huffington Post about the demands made during the Trump-Kim summit. Those demands resembled what Republicans pushed for when the Obama administration was pursuing negotiations with Iran, but they aren’t realistic, or even necessarily desirable, said Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official who worked on arms control issues. […]
