By Lt. Gen Robert Gard and Greg Terryn Critics of minimal deterrence, such as Keith Payne in a recent article in the Washington Times, accuse advocates of reducing the U.S. nuclear stockpile of viewing the world through rose-colored glasses, irresponsibly following ideological perceptions at the expense of American security. These charges represent true irony; few […]
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By Amanda Waldron
Wall Street Journal Quotes Angela Canterbury on Pentagon’s Announcement to Upgrade Nuclear Forces
Hagel Proposes $1.5 Billion to Improve Nuclear Weapons Forces By Julian E. Barnes …Arms control advocates called the Defense Department’s approach misguided and argued for steps to reduce the arsenal rather than spending more. “They are going to throw billions of dollars at this problem, which is like saying they are going to throw billions […]
LA Times Quotes Board Member Phil Coyle on Aging U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
As U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Ages, Other Nations Have Modernized By Ralph Vartabedian and W.J. Hennigan While the nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia cooled off after the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union, it has never ended. Indeed, the long-held hope for continual reductions in nuclear forces now seems unattainable, nuclear arms analysts […]
The Wall Street Journal Publishes Letter to the Editor on Russian Arms Control Cheating by Kingston Reif
Russian Arms Treaty Still Worth It By Kingston Reif Keith Payne and Mark Schneider write that Russia is a serial violator of arms control treaties and the Obama administration has been uniquely weak in calling out Russia’s bad behavior (“Russia Always Cheats on Arms Treaties,” op-ed, Aug. 19). The authors are right that Russia’s violation […]