Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Vox about the United States potentially leaving the Open Skies Treaty. In other words, the treaty was put into place to prevent arms races — and even wars. “If the United States abandons this agreement, the result will likely be the collapse all that is left of conventional […]
Boltonism Lives: Trump’s national security adviser is gone, but his mission to kill off perfectly good arms-control treaties continues.
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Slate about the potential end of the Open Skies Treaty. The State Department issued a report in August, saying it “remains ready to work in good faith with Russia” in resolving the issue. However, Alexandra Bell, a former State Department official and now senior policy director at the Center […]
New smears, new bizarre tales: Trump made 79 false claims last week
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke to CNN to fact-check President Trump’s claim that his administration oversaw a sweeping renovation to the U.S.’ nuclear arsenal. Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation, said that, with the exception of a hypothetical top-secret development she doesn’t know about, “everything is the […]
Cold War 2 arms race: Will we see a return of Atomic Bomb tests?
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Express (UK) about the effects of pulling out of multiple arms control treaties. Alexandra Bell, Senior Policy Director at the Centre for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, believes while treaties currently in place are working to prevent further nuclear weapon testing, more work is required by President Donald […]
New Language in the 2019 report on “Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments.”
This is a selection of major new content found in the 2019 Compliance Report versus the 2018 Compliance Report. This document is prepared by the U.S. Department of State annually as, “a report providing a detailed assessment of the adherence of the United States and other nations to obligations undertaken in all arms control, nonproliferation, […]
