The U.S. is planning to build a nuclear armed cruise missile, but at what cost?
Reuters: Board Member Sharon Squassoni on North Korea
Why even a failed test makes North Korea’s nuclear arsenal scarier By Sharon Squassoni Read this post in Reuters Nuclear weapon tests are no longer a commonplace occurrence, so it’s always a little shocking when it happens. It may even be shocking to the country that conducts it – most recently, North Korea. The famously […]
Snapshot of FY16 Non-Proliferation Budget
Nickolas Roth Policy Contributor, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (PDF VERSION) Originally published at Nuclear Security Matters Key Points: Non-proliferation programs did not increase as much as it appears. The Obama administration’s five year trend of proposing unanticipated cuts to nuclear security programs continues. The nuclear security goals the United States set for itself […]
Fact Sheet: Government, Former Government Officials Agree: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans Costly
Nuclear weapons are very expensive ”Being a nuclear power is very expensive. And you know, at the risk of stating the obvious, this is an expensive venture. I mean, being a nuclear power is an expensive venture. We’re prioritizing as an administration the maintenance, the safety, the security of our nuclear enterprise, but it is […]
