Senior Science Fellow Phil Coyle was quoted in USNI News on the forthcoming Ballistic Missile Defense Review. The review will also likely advocate for the continued development of the SM-3 Block IIA missile, which is fired from an Aegis Combat System both aboard U.S. Navy destroyers and on ground stations. The Raytheon-made missile failed […]
Trump’s New Nukes
The Trump Administration has just released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), a document that calls for new nuclear capabilities and shatters a decades-old bipartisan consensus that reduced the role of nuclear weapons in American national security strategy. We dive into the NPR with nuclear experts Dr. Adam Mount, Anthony Wier, and Alexandra Bell.
Pentagon unveils new nuclear weapons strategy, ending Obama-era push to reduce U.S. arsenal
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with the Washington Post about the Nuclear Posture Review. Alex Bell, an Obama administration official and disarmament advocate at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, criticized the Pentagon for effectively abandoning the quest for nuclear reductions, saying it is treating the goal of eliminating nuclear weapons that Obama […]
US unveils new nuclear weapons strategy
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Financial Times about the Nuclear Posture Review. “I think it’s a dangerous and destabilising break with 40 years of bipartisan efforts to reduce nuclear threats around the world,” said Alexandra Bell at the Center for Arms Control and a former non-proliferation official at the state department. She argued […]
Donald Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game of Nuclear Poker
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle was featured in the Time Magazine February 12 cover story weighing in on nuclear miscalculation. Philip Coyle, a former test director at the Nevada Test Site, also warned about the chance of miscalculation. “This is a time where we need more thought about where we’ve been and where we’re headed,” […]