Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The National Desk (TND) discussing the Pentagon’s push for American defense contractors to accelerate development of hypersonic weapons to compete with Russia and China. “As I understand the technologies involved, you have to fail a lot of times before you get it right,” said John Erath, senior policy […]
The U.S. Nuclear Inventory
At its peak, the United States had more than 31,000 nuclear weapons in its stockpile. Now, thanks to various arms control agreements and unilateral reductions, the United States has a total inventory of around 5,428 nuclear warheads.
Hidden Dangers of the Ukraine Crisis
By John Erath In a previous post, I argued that Russia was using nuclear deterrence to enable its aggression against Ukraine. Over the last six weeks, tensions have not subsided, with Putin making demands that would alter the rights of sovereign states to determine their own security and western governments warning of consequences should Russia […]
Nuclear nations should pledge more than ‘cheap’ talk, Hiroshima survivor says
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in The Analyst discussing a recent pledge signed by five nuclear states – the United States, Russia, China, the UK and France – agreeing that a nuclear war “cannot be won and must never be fought.” The January statement is the first time the other three nuclear powers […]
How to Accelerate Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran
By Samuel M. Hickey As diplomats break in the middle of the eighth round of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), there remains a clear sense that the pace of diplomacy lags dangerously behind Iran’s advancing nuclear program. A Senior State Department official briefing […]