FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Anna Schumann Communications Director 202.546.0795 #2115 aschumann@armscontrolcenter.org (April 26, 2019 – WASHINGTON) President Trump has ordered his administration to push for new arms-control agreements with Russia and China, but details on how to achieve such an ambitious goal were lacking. Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell said that this Administration’s interest […]
Trump admin aiming for major nuclear deal with Russia and China
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with CNN about including China in potential arms control deals with the United States and Russia. “The only reason you bring up China is if you have no intention of extending the New START Treaty,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. […]
Missile defense test success accelerates arms race with Russia, China, program critic says
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with Alaska Public Media about the most recent ground-based midcourse defense test. A prominent critic of U.S. missile defense agrees that a test of the system two weeks ago was a success. And that’s why former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle is more concerned than ever that the […]
Will Trump give northeast Ohio a missile defense site after Lordstown GM plant’s demise?
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch about a potential third missile defense site. James McKeon, a policy analyst with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the federal government would be better off making existing missile defense sites work better. He said the current program only tests at 50 percent, […]
Star Wars: The Phantom Interceptor
At the launch of his Administration’s Missile Defense Review, President Trump declared that his goal is to intercept enemy missiles “anywhere, anytime, anyplace.” In the nuclear world, that sounded a lot like President Reagan’s nearly 40-year-old missile defense plan, “Star Wars.” We explain President Trump’s likely unrealistic and potentially dangerous vision with our Senior Science […]
