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Nuclear Security

October 19, 2023

Fact Sheet: Depleted Uranium

What is Depleted Uranium? Depleted uranium (DU) is a toxic heavy metal and the main by-product of uranium enrichment. Uranium left over from the enrichment process is called “depleted” because it has only about one-third as much U-235 as natural uranium. DU is not usable for nuclear weapons as it does not contain enough fissile […]

Posted in: Nuclear Security

August 29, 2023

Summary: Comparison of Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670/S. 2226) as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate

Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request  FY24 requested levels other than the toplines come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book  Numbers may not add due to rounding  Total National Defense Discretionary Spending (050)  *Does not include mandatory spending  DOD […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons Spending, Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets on Missile Defense, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Missile Defense, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Pentagon Budget, Security Spending, United States

June 20, 2023

Fact Sheet: The Missing Tybee Bomb

On February 5, 1958, a B-47 bomber dropped a 7,600-pound nuclear bomb into waters off Tybee Island, Georgia after colliding with an F-86 fighter jet. At the time, the quantity of radioactive material, the destructiveness capability of the bomb, and whether it contained a dummy trigger were unclear. The bomb was found to be a […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons, United States

June 20, 2023

Dam Serious Implications

By John Erath On June 6, the Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River was breached, flooding large areas and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation for the people of Ukraine, and creating an ecological nightmare. At this point, what exactly caused the disaster is unclear; both sides in the conflict blame the other.  The effects, […]

Posted in: Europe, Factsheets & Analysis on Russia, Nuclear Security, Nukes of Hazard blog, Russia, Ukraine

June 13, 2023

U.S. Release of Nuclear Data Promotes New START Transparency Amid Nuclear Tension

By Matthew Teasdale In response to the Russian decision to suspend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty  (New START), the Biden administration last month publicly released American nuclear data. President Vladimir Putin previously halted his country’s compliance and data transfers to coerce Washington into stopping aid shipments to Ukraine. These statistics include information on the […]

Posted in: Europe, Factsheets & Analysis on Russia, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Security, Nukes of Hazard blog, Russia, Treaties

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