Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Vox about Sen. Warren’s proposed no-first-use bill. “It’s a political commitment,” Bell told me. “It signals to the world about where we want to go toward a deterrent-based posture. You need the policy and the force behind it.” … To proponents of no first use, all of that […]
Executive Director Tierney: We have a thermonuclear monarchy
Executive Director John Tierney was asked to help introduce a bill by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). The full text of his remarks is below. “The last time this bill was introduced, it was bipartisan in nature, and this one should be, too. There are those who would argue that we […]
Op-ed: What You(th) Can Do about Nuclear Weapons
Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Sara Kutchesfahani and Program Assistant Erin Connolly wrote an op-ed and published it in conjunction with the Outrider Foundation. An excerpt is below. Through leading the March for Our Lives, and involvement in other movements like the Women’s March and myriad climate change groups, young people are making sure their voices […]
Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Conference Report Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion $616.9 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion […]
Major FMWG-Related Provisions: Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act: HR 2810
View as PDF On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed the first law of his administration that will have a significant impact on U.S. efforts to reduce nuclear terrorism. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — a $700 billion bill that provides funding for U.S. defense programs — determines how much money should be allocated […]
