by Kingston Reif and Travis Sharp Updated by Usha Sahay Since 1959, the United States has maintained a “triad” of nuclear weapons delivery systems, which consists of nuclear-armed bombers, land-based missiles, and submarine-launched missiles. Traditionally, it has been argued that the triad, with its three distinct delivery platforms, offers the U.S. a diverse set of […]
Do You Even Have to HASC: House Republicans Still Love the Bomb
by Kingston Reif Just when you thought the Republican-controlled House Armed Services Committee (HASC) couldn’t possibly go any crazier on nuclear weapons and missile defense, it doubled down on its fanaticism during last week’s mark up of the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The result is a bill that if passed into law […]
Former Senator Kyl – At It Again
By Lt. Gen. Robert Gard (USA, ret.) and Kingston Reif Former Senator John Kyl, currently a senior advisor to a prestigious law firm in Washington, DC, is back on his hobby horse of missile defense and nuclear weapons in an op-ed in the March 22 edition of the Wall Street Journal. Not surprisingly, the leopard […]
Politico OpEd: President Obama has the team to modernize national security
Click here to read the full piece from March 20th Politico Despite the partisan gridlock on Capitol Hill, there is at least one area where Americans of all political stripes agree: The United States needs a smarter, more cost-effective national security strategy. The president has assembled just the right team for the job. The next […]
New York Times Room for Debate: Nuclear Weapons for South Korea is Unrealistic
On March11, Duyeon Kim published the following piece in The New York Times. South Korea’s development of nuclear weapons is not realistic, despite the demands made by a few conservative politicians whenever North Korea acts up. It would be a clear violation of international law that would sever political and economic relations with its closest […]
