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 […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in The Hill
Read the full piece in The Hill. John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said it’s hard to discern nuclear policy from 140 characters, but called the tweet coupled with Putin’s comments “very, very troubling.” Tierney said his group will be pressing the incoming administration for more clarity, as well […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in the Washington Post
Read the full piece in the Washington Post. Former congressman John Tierney (D-Mass.), executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in a statement, “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 […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in Huffington Post
Read the full piece in the Huffington Post. The meaning of Trump’s comments wasn’t entirely clear, in part because he weighed in on the incredibly complex matter using Twitter, a medium that limits dispatches to 140 characters, said former Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.), executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. But Trump’s […]
Executive Director John Tierney Quoted in POLITICO
Read the full piece in the POLITICO. John Tierney, a former Democratic congressman and current executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, cast Trump’s tweet as perilous. “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, […]
