Below is the list of the just confirmed committee assignments for the 112th Congress that deal with national security and nuclear weapons. Appropriations Democrats: Chairman Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Tom Harkin, Barbara Mikulski, Herb  …
President Obama’s Revamped European Missile Defense Offers Better Security
by Robert G. Gard, John Isaacs, Kingston Reif, and Travis Sharp September 17, 2009 In response to the Pentagon’s announcement today that it intends to modify plans for the U.S. missile defense system in Europe, experts at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation concluded that the decision is technically and politically wise. The Obama administration intends to […]
President Obama: 100 Days of Significant Progress
by John Isaacs [contact information] With 100 days now behind him and more than 1,000 left to go in his first term, President Barack Obama has given us much to celebrate – especially when compared to the dismal years of the Bush administration. President Obama has already laid the foundation for a bold new direction […]
Spend More Wisely on National Security
by Robert G. Gard [contact information] by Travis Sharp [contact information] Published on The Huffington Post on March 31, 2009 As the U.S. government spends hundreds of billions of dollars to create jobs and revive the American economy, vigilance is required to make sure that our money is spent effectively. Yet stimulus funds are not […]
Congress and President Obama’s National Security Agenda
by John Isaacs [contact information] Published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Online on March 17, 2009 A key bellwether vote in the new Congress came on February 13 when only three Senate Republicans broke ranks from their party and voted with Democrats for President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill. If support from […]
