Read the full piece in The Hill. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, which on Thursday expressed alarm at Trump’s tweet calling for the United States to strengthen and expand its nuclear arsenal, on Friday released a trio of statements calling on Trump to disavow his comments. “Any nuclear escalation, let alone a new nuclear arms […]
National Advisory Board Member Sen. Byron Dorgan Quoted in the New York Times
Read the full piece in the New York Times. “The statements made by President-elect Trump undermine decades of work the United States and its allies have been involved in to reduce nuclear weapons stockpiles and to prevent the additional proliferation of nuclear weapons,” said Byron L. Dorgan, a former senator from North Dakota and a […]
Trump Calls for Arms Race, Placing World at Risk
President-elect Trump’s blusterous statements could lead to an expensive expansion in global nuclear weapons and an increased risk for nuclear accidents and war. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hazel Correa hcorrea@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 x2115 Washington, DC – Today, during an off-camera discussion with the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly followed-up on his escalatory tweet […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in the Washington Times
Read the full piece in the Washington Times. “It is dangerous for the president-elect to use just 140 characters and announce a major change in U.S. nuclear weapons policy, which is nuanced, complex, and affects every single person on this planet,” said John Tierney, executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He […]
Trump Tweets Introduction to a Nuclear Arms Race
An “expanded nuclear capability” would be enormously expensive, internationally destabilizing, and deeply threatens U.S. national security. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hazel Correa hcorrea@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 x2115 Washington, DC – Today, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that he would like to “strengthen and expand” U.S. nuclear weapons capabilities. John Tierney, the Executive Director of the Center for Arms Control […]