Policy Intern Deverrick Holmes wrote an op-ed for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about all the reasons why Ground-based Midcourse Defense deserves further review by Congress. The United States is no stranger to colossally bad ideas put forth in the name of security. The invasion of Iraq immediately comes to mind, or that time […]
Seventeen years post-ABM Treaty withdrawal, where are we?
Today marks 17 years since the United States withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What’s happened since then? Nothing good!
Some Key Elements of House Armed Services Committee Draft FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 2500)
Note: source of material with only a page number from Strategic Forces Subcommittee mark – http://bit.ly/2KCDhco Source of other items from Chairman Adam Smith’s full committee mark available from Political Pro behind a paywall – http://bit.ly/2KCDmgc Nuclear Forces Prohibits funds for the deployment of W76-2 low-yield warhead (p.6) and cuts entire $10 million request […]
Missile defense test success accelerates arms race with Russia, China, program critic says
Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle spoke with Alaska Public Media about the most recent ground-based midcourse defense test. A prominent critic of U.S. missile defense agrees that a test of the system two weeks ago was a success. And that’s why former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle is more concerned than ever that the […]
Will Trump give northeast Ohio a missile defense site after Lordstown GM plant’s demise?
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch about a potential third missile defense site. James McKeon, a policy analyst with the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said the federal government would be better off making existing missile defense sites work better. He said the current program only tests at 50 percent, […]
