By John Erath Despite nuclear threats and blackmail, the deepening crisis in Ukraine should provide evidence of the value of arms controls and non-proliferation. Done correctly, it may serve as a means to increase international security, and allow Russian President Vladimir Putin a path toward deescalation without rewarding him for nuclear blackmail. Governments and media […]
Russia may hold Iran nuke deal hostage over Ukraine
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in an Asia Times article discussing the potential impact Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could have on talks in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Samuel Hickey, a research analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, DC, notes both the United States and Russia have […]
Is a New Cold War with China Inevitable?
By John Isaacs Democrats and Republicans rarely agree on anything in Washington, whether it is coping with Covid, fighting inflation, electoral reform or health care, but when it comes to hostility to China and the need to confront the rising challenge from Beijing, it seems there is rare bipartisan agreement. Unfortunately, much of the agreement […]
A Minor Step with Major Benefits
By John Erath The Biden administration is currently completing work on its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) which is the set of policies that will guide how the U.S. nuclear force is structured and oriented for the next several years. The NPR will deal with a number of important issues, among them the fate of several […]
Is There Light at the End of the Iran Nuclear Tunnel?
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in a WhoWhatWhy article discussing the potential revival of the Iran nuclear deal. “The key benefit of the JCPOA is simply that it would allow the international community to determine if Iran were pursuing a nuclear bomb with enough time to be able to come up with a diplomatic […]
