Lawmakers cry foul as Trump considers retreating from Open Skies Treaty

Posted April 12, 2020

External Article: The Hill

Sam Nunn, a distinguished professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and and founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, was cited in article “Lawmakers cry foul as Trump considers retreating from Open Skies Treaty” in The Hill.

“At a time when tensions with Moscow are on the rise, the Open Skies Treaty serves as a very useful tool for the United States and our allies to monitor Russian military activities,” former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Defense Secretary William Perry and former Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) wrote in a memo to the Trump administration released by the Nuclear Threat Initiative this week. “Unilateral U.S. withdrawal from Open Skies would undermine American allies and friends in Europe.”

Read the article on The Hill.

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