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May 17, 2013

World Politics Review OpEd: U.S. Delay on Anti-Nuclear Terror Measures Hinders Global Efforts

Kingston Reif & Miles Pomper discuss the need for Congress to act on anti-nuclear terrorism legislation

Apr 18, 2013

Could a nuclear-armed Iran be contained?

A strategy of deterrence and containment should be seen as a serious and plausible means of dealing with a potential nuclear-armed Iran, writes Kingston Reif in his April column for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Apr 7, 2013

Fletcher Forum: As Relations Begin To Thaw, Time to Reach a Deal with Iran by Laicie Heeley

"Small steps have the power to diffuse the dangerously tense stalemate that has become the norm between Tehran and Washington. Now is the time to recognize and respond to this moment of opportunity or risk wasting a chance to stop an Iranian nuclear weapon and avoid another large-scale war in the Middle East," writes Laicie Heeley in The Fletcher Forum.

Mar 28, 2013

SpaceNews OpEd: The Enduring Issues for U.S. Missile Defenses

"This meant the future of U.S. missile defense development would rest with conventional, non-nuclear systems. Fighting nukes with more nukes was no longer in the cards," writes Philip Coyle.

Mar 21, 2013

Politico OpEd: President Obama has the team to modernize national security

"This all-star team is in the right place at the right time, because U.S. national security strategy is at a critical crossroads. With one war over, another one winding down and a budget crisis forcing the Pentagon to reshape itself, the time is ripe to bring our defense policy in line with fiscal and strategic realities," write Lt. General Robert Gard & Terry Lierman for Politico.

Mar 12, 2013

New York Times Room for Debate: Nuclear Weapons for South Korea is Unrealistic

"Seoul hasn’t seriously considered nuclear weapons since the 1970s Park Chung-hee military rule," write Kim for her piece in The New York Times.

Mar 7, 2013

Gilmer Mirror OpEd: We've Got to Get Out of that Place by John Isaacs & Usha Sahay

"Rather than prolonging the quagmire in Afghanistan, Obama should take this opportunity to finally to honor his commitment to bring our troops home," write John Isaacs and Usha Sahay in The Gilmer Mirror.

Mar 6, 2013

Nuclear weapons cuts will make the United States safer

It's good to see further arms control measures on President Obama's agenda, writes Kingston Reif in his March column for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Feb 21, 2013

LTE: Fewer nukes make financial, strategic sense

Reducing the size of the arsenal makes both strategic and fiscal sense, writes Kingston Reif in a letter to the editor published in The Baltimore Sun.

Feb 15, 2013

The Banality of Unilateral Nuclear Cuts

Kingston Reif describes the options available and historical precedents for reducing the US nuclear arsenal without a formal treaty on Time's Battleland blog.

Feb 14, 2013

The Hill OpEd: Bringing the Troops Homes, but Not Soon Enough

"We are paying a painfully high cost to keep more troops in Afghanistan for longer – with few, if any, benefits. The president’s announcement is a step in the right direction, but he needs to do much more to fulfill his promise to end a war that’s gone on for far too long", write John Isaacs and Usha Sahay in The Hill.

Feb 13, 2013

North Korea's New Game

"The last two plutonium tests are in line with a defensive nuclear capability that also extracts concessions in six party negotiations. Now, Pyongyang is exhibiting signs of a more offensive strategy," writes Kim for Kansas City Star & other McClatchy-Tribune syndicated outlets.

Feb 8, 2013

Does missile defense work?

Kingston Reif explains why the United States should be realistic about what missile defense can and can't do in his February column for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Feb 6, 2013

To Cut Wasteful Spending, Start With Nuclear Weapons

The strategic way to cut defense spending is not by cutting across the board, but by focusing on specific wasteful and unnecessary weapons systems. Nuclear weapons programs should be at the top of this list. With the Cold War far behind us, and an era of difficult budgetary choices ahead, we must ask whether we want to continue bearing the costs of an expensive nuclear arsenal that is a relic of a bygone era and doesn't help to keep us safe.

Jan 31, 2013

Foreign Policy OpEd: Atomic Bond

Kingston Reif explains how Senator Hagel would advance President's Obama's non-proliferation agenda as Secretary of Defense

Jan 16, 2013

On to the Next Cliff

Congress simply postponed its tough decisions on federal spending until March, writes Laicie Heeley in the San Antonio Express.

Jan 15, 2013

Nuclear myths (and realities)

Two common misconceptions about nuclear weapons continue to live on. Kingston Reif discusses why they shouldn't in his latest column for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Jan 10, 2013

Sen. Robert Menendez Can Help Solve Iran Impasse

To resolve the nuclear standoff with Iran, it will be important for Congress to work with the Obama administration on crafting a diplomatic solution, write Laicie Heeley and Usha Sahay in the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

Jan 9, 2013

AR Parrot Drones: The New Evolution of Drone Warfare

As debates about the U.S. use of drones abroad continue, Americans can now own their very own toy drones, complete with miniature hi-def camera and "black box."

Dec 12, 2012

Generals: Get Real and Cut Pentagon Spending

Too often, the Pentagon spending debate is ensnared in the outmoded ideology of past wars and driven by legions of lobbyists for parochial interests in the military-industrial complex.

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