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 […]
Russia Probably Can’t Shoot Down U.S. Missiles Over Syria
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with the DailyBeast about his lack of confidence in U.S. missile defense. Overall, air defenses are only 30-percent effective, Philip Coyle, formerly the Pentagon’s top weapons-tester, told The Daily Beast. Five out of seven American-made Patriot missiles apparently missed or malfunctioned when Saudi forces tried to intercept a barrage of high-flying […]
Op-ed: Three Strikes Means Bolton Should Be Out
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Policy Analyst James McKeon wrote an op-ed in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists detailing concerns with John Bolton’s foreign policy blunders. “While it might surprise some, there are actually standards of civility in Washington. There is an understanding that to account for unforeseen changes in hierarchies (a subordinate […]
With the hiring of John Bolton, is Trump assembling a war Cabinet?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Mic about the appointment of John Bolton. “Bolton over and over again has demonstrated he doesn’t have much patience, nor respect, for the diplomatic process,” Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official during the Obama administration and senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, […]
Tillerson firing complicates calculus surrounding Trump-Kim summit, experts say
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to Circa about the effects of Rex Tillerson’s firing on the potential summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. “There are some rumors that perhaps what was conveyed by the South Koreans was not exactly what the North Koreans had envisioned and they are now assessing the possibilities […]
