House Panel Approves Spending Extra $60 Million on Antimissile SystemFrank Munger May 19, 2014 The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation handed out some pretty low grades today in its first-ever Report Card. The White House got a “D” and the House Armed Services Committee got a “C-” for administration’s funding requests and the committee’s […]
OCO, WARTHOGS, GTRI, AND SSBNX: Making Sense of the Alphabet Soup & Nickname Game that is the NDAA
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation will host a press call with Lt. General Robert Gard and John Isaacs to outline key provisions of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as it moves to the House floor.
100 Leaders Write to President Obama on Non-Proliferation Spending Reductions
Dear Mr. President: We write to express our serious concern about the FY 2015 budget request for vital nuclear material security and nonproliferation programs. These cuts are difficult to understand since the danger of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists remains high. In your closing remarks last month at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit […]
100 Experts Write to President Obama over Severe Non-Proliferation Spending Cuts
In reference to the cuts, former Senator Dorgan said: “Terrorist groups are working overtime to acquire nuclear weapons with which to terrorize the world. Our country needs to show leadership in preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear weapons. Cutting federal spending now on the nuclear non-proliferation programs would be a very dangerous mistake.”
Mother Jones Story on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Funding Cuts Quotes Center Spokesman
Obama Orders Up More Money for Nukes, Less to Keep Them in Safe Hands By Josh Harkinson Last week, President Barack Obama claimed to be less worried about security threats from Russia than “the prospect of a nuclear weapon going off in Manhattan.” If that’s the case, however, it isn’t reflected in his latest military […]
