Katie Mounts
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS
202-546-0795 ext. 2109
kmounts AT armscontrolcenter DOT org
Katie Mounts is the Director of External Relations at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation where she organizes the Military Outreach Program and works to expand awareness of the Center’s research and increase its visibility through online outreach initiatives and congressional interaction. She also manages the organization’s internship program. Mounts previously served as the Center’s Policy Associate and Office Manager.
Prior to joining the Center, Mounts served as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Uganda Conflict Action Network, a transnational peace movement for northern Uganda, and interned for the Education for Justice Project at the Center of Concern in Washington, D.C. While in college, she worked as an editorial assistant for the Review of Politics, co-chaired the Kroc Institute's annual Student Peace Conference, worked with issues relating to gender relations, and spent a semester of foreign study in Rome.
Mounts holds a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame.
MOUNTS IN THE NEWS
Katie Mounts Publishes Op-Ed on Nuclear Weapons Reductions
On January 17, Katie Mounts, director of external relations at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, published an op-ed on nuclear weapons reductions in the Register Citizen.
RECENT ARTICLES BY MOUNTS
Jan 27, 2010 Turning the Doomsday Clock
Twenty-first century threats require innovative and global solutions. Reducing the numbers of nuclear weapons in the world and preventing their further spread will require concerted effort by many nations and sustained leadership from the United States, writes Katie Mounts in the Register Citizen.
Apr 13, 2009 Nukes Too Dangerous in World of Human Error
In this op-ed recently published in the Asheville Citizen Times, Katie Mounts argues that in today’s world, the possession of thousands of nuclear weapons is no longer necessary for U.S. survival. In fact, the very existence of so many weapons increases the danger that human error will trigger an unintentional nuclear catastrophe.
Mar 26, 2009 Smarter Power in Obama's Budget
For those who believe that America's defense spending was dangerously misallocated over the last eight years, the good news is that national security spending under the Obama administration will be markedly different than under President Bush. In this new policy brief, Travis Sharp and Katie Mounts highlight three policy objectives President Obama is poised to begin implementing this year.
Nov 10, 2008 European Missile Defense is a Loser
The Bush administration has tried for years to build support for a long-range missile defense system in Europe. White House officials claim that the system will protect America’s allies from an Iranian missile attack. Unfortunately, the proposed system is plagued with budgetary, technical, and political problems, and actually poses serious risks to American security.
Mar 7, 2008 Downing a Sick Satellite, or Upping the Arms Race?
Did the United States use a failed satellite as cover for target practice to develop high-tech space weapons? Maybe Star Wars isn't just for the big screen after all.
Feb 6, 2008 As Substitute for Diplomacy, $20 Billion Saudi Arms Deal Falls Short
The sale of high-tech Joint Direct Attack Munitions weaponry to Saudi Arabia, unveiled in January 2008 as part of a larger $20 billion U.S. weapons package headed to the Middle East, is yet another example of the United States substituting arms sales for vigorous international diplomacy.
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