WHAT’s NEWS: Congress Risks Reagan’s Legacy on Nuclear Arms Council Policy Director Alexandra Bell penned an op-ed highlighting certain provisions in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that may undermine decades of American progress on nuclear arms control that have kept a lid on Russian nuclear activities. To read the op-ed in The News […]

NUKES OF HAZARD PODCAST: The Cloud of Nuclear Winter In 1961, the Soviet Union tested the largest nuclear weapon in history. At about 3,800 times more powerful than the bombs used against Japan, the effects were unimaginable. This episode dives into this, and other harrowing stories of nuclear testing, and includes an interview with Dr. […]

WHAT’S NEWS: Time to Negotiate With North Korea In an op-ed in U.S. News and World Report, Amb. Thomas Graham Jr., a Center National Advisory Board Member, explains why diplomacy is the only practical option with North Korea. To read the op-ed, click here. North Korea Won’t Be Solved Without South Korea In an op-ed in […]

NUKES OF HAZARD PODCAST: The Day After a Nuclear War In 1983, a movie was released about nuclear war that shocked 100 million Americans. This episode dives into the movie and how it impacted President Reagan to change his views on nuclear weapons policy. Washington Post Reporter Dan Zak is also interviewed about his book […]

WHAT’S NEWS: We May Not Be Able to Stop a North Korean Missile Executive Director John Tierney explains why the successful intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program must be put in context. The program has a testing success record, in highly scripted conditions, of just four out of ten since 2004 – […]