FMWG Steering Committee Member Matt Bunn, along with Nikolas Roth and William Tobey argue the U.S. government is failing to prioritize nuclear security, despite the administration’s rhetoric. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), “the agency primarily responsible for working with other countries to reduce nuclear terrorism risks, wants to reduce spending for nuclear security programs by […]
International Panel on Fissile Materials: Declaring more U.S. weapon-grade uranium excess could delay the need to build a new national enrichment plant
FMWG partner the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM) outlines the Department of Energy’s new initiative to build and operate a new small-capacity national military uranium enrichment plant could be decades premature. The plan will cost between $3.1 -11.3 billion. Frank von Hippel finds that, “DOE’s proposal to have a new national enrichment plant on […]
In the News: Beyza Unal on Cyber Armageddon
Beyza Unal, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House, examines the ways in which an offensive cyber operation against nuclear weapons would operate and why one has not been executed thus far. She argues, “The suspicion that nuclear weapons systems may be unreliable as a result of cyberattacks should be the basis for a reconsideration of how […]
Op-ed: The blessing and curse of blood irradiators
Senior Policy Analyst Sara Z. Kutchesfahani wrote an op-ed in The Hill about the dangers blood irradiators in hospitals can pose for nuclear terrorism. “Life-saving blood transfusions happen every day in the United States and around the world. In order to make sure blood used in a transfusion is free from infections and bacteria, hospitals […]
Major FMWG-Related Provisions: Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act: HR 2810
View as PDF On December 12, 2017, President Trump signed the first law of his administration that will have a significant impact on U.S. efforts to reduce nuclear terrorism. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — a $700 billion bill that provides funding for U.S. defense programs — determines how much money should be allocated […]
