Anna Schumann aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 #2115 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington – The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a leading organization in the research and analysis of nuclear weapons policy, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to abandon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear […]
Trump’s claim that Iran could build nuclear weapons in seven years
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to The Washington Post about President Trump’s claim that Iran could build nuclear weapons in seven years under the JCPOA. The president may have been referring to “Termination Day” in October 2025, when provisions of a U.N. resolution endorsing the deal expire, or he may have been referring to […]
Fact Sheet: Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreements
Updated March 2021 Under Section 123 of the U.S. Atomic Energy Act, the United States cannot make any significant transfers of nuclear material, equipment, or components to another nation without a congressionally-approved agreement. The United States has so-called “123 agreements” with 24 countries, and is currently engaged in formal negotiations for a nuclear cooperation agreement […]
Op-ed: Mushroom Clouds Beneath the Surface: The Dangers of a Return to Nuclear Testing
Senior Science Fellow Philip E. Coyle and Policy Analyst James McKeon wrote an op-ed on the potential return to nuclear testing for War on the Rocks. Year after year, the heads of U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories have assessed that the U.S. stockpile is reliable, and that resuming explosive nuclear testing is unnecessary. In fact, the Stockpile […]
Pompeo Insists We Will Have a Strategy if U.S. Backs Out of Iran Deal
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke to Circa about Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo’s comments on the Iran nuclear agreement. “All I can say is if the United States withdrew from the Iran deal, the Iran deal would collapse,” McKeon said. While Iran may not pick up where it left off right away, he […]
