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Ivan Oelrich

Ivan Oelrich was Vice President of the Federation of American Scientists, analyzed military manufacturing for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and is a non-resident scholar of the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University and non-resident fellow at the Council on Strategic Risks.

 

 


Articles by Ivan Oelrich

Detail from a report, "MX Missile Basing," issued im 1981 by the US Office of Technology Assessment.

Deep thoughts: How moving ICBMs far underground will make the whole world safer

By Ivan Oelrich | Nuclear Weapons
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Ventilators for coronavirus patients: Why automakers aren’t the right source

By Ivan Oelrich | Biosecurity, Opinion

Cool your jets: Some perspective on the hyping of hypersonic weapons

By Ivan Oelrich | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Cool your jets: Some perspective on the hyping of hypersonic weapons

By Ivan Oelrich
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Hypersonic missiles: Three questions every reader should ask

By Ivan Oelrich | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The Insurer’s Fallacy and the value of nuclear weapons

By Ivan Oelrich | Nuclear Weapons

Restarting nuclear talks with Iran: Old problems, some new hopes

By Ivan Oelrich | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

The next step in arms control: Eliminate the counterforce mission

By Ivan Oelrich | Uncategorized

Hold your fire: Nuclear forces without counterforce

By Ivan Oelrich | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

How to avoid a new arms race

By Ivanka Barzashka, Timur Kadyshev, Göetz Neuneck, Ivan Oelrich | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

New fuel deal with Iran

By Ivan Oelrich, Ivanka Barzashka | Uncategorized

Deconstructing the meaning of Iran’s 20 percent uranium enrichment

By Ivan Oelrich, Ivanka Barzashka | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion