New interactive map showing the pieces of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex & the members of Congress that represent them
Laicie Heeley & Usha Sahay examine the effect and effectiveness of sanctions on Iran
Jun 4, 2013
"Congress cannot continue to throw taxpayer money down the drain on programs that do not work and the military does not want," writes Kingston Reif for The Washington Times.
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Jun 3, 2013
"The truth is that expanding the current ground based midcourse defense system to the East Coast is unnecessary, technically dubious, and cost-ineffective," writes Kingston Reif for TIME.
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May 29, 2013
The United States should take the lead in starting discussions toward an international agreement requiring the strictest oversight and highest biosafety level for research on other potentially highly contagious and lethal pathogens. Failure to act would offer tacit permission for the entire world to carry out such research without regard to consequences. That can only lead us ever farther down a most dangerous path and a never ending gamble with all of our lives.
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May 29, 2013
Executive Director, John Isaacs, provides an overview of the current global nuclear arsenal and U.S. programs and priorities
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May 22, 2013
"Many other countries have indicated that they are waiting for the United States to complete ratification before moving ahead with their own ratification processes, since it was the United States that pushed for the amendment in the first place,” Kingston Reif, nuclear nonproliferation director at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
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May 19, 2013
Executive Director explains the folly of an East Coast missile defense site at this point in the system's technological development.
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May 16, 2013
"This year, with the costs of the B61 escalating and its military utility declining, Rep. Frelinghuysen and his colleagues have a perfect opportunity to firmly say 'no.'"
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May 16, 2013
As the United States contemplates strategic, political, and economic reasons to pursue further reductions to its nuclear arsenal, perhaps in tandem with Russia, attention must be paid to the composition of each country’s strategic arsenal of submarine-based missiles, nuclear-armed bombers, and land-based missiles. This fact sheet considers the arguments traditionally made about the strengths and weaknesses of each leg of the nuclear triad.
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May 6, 2013
What is sarin? Sarin is a nerve agent that restricts breathing and other vital functions. It affects the biological mechanism that makes muscles contract and stop contracting.
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Apr 12, 2013
Director of Middle East and Defense Policy, Laicie Heeley, provides in-depth analysis of the President's FY2014 budget request for programs related to defense, national security and foreign affairs.
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