Updated February 2022 1. Misconception: The Iran Deal included a U.S. payment of $150 billion to Iran The Facts: The money that Iran receives from complying with the agreement is not a direct payment from the U.S. government. Instead, the funds are Iranian foreign assets, which the international sanctions regime prevented Iran from accessing. Under […]
Fact Sheet: The United States Nuclear Arsenal Costs and Constraints
What are we building? The United States is planning to spend up to $1 trillion to maintain and overhaul its nuclear arsenal by rebuilding each leg of the nuclear triad and aspects of its accompanying infrastructure. The plans include, but are not limited to, a new nuclear cruise missile, a modified gravity bomb, a new […]
Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bills
Click here for a PDF version. Additional Resources: Senate Report on NDAA House Report on NDAA FUNDING, TROOP LEVELS AND POLICY ISSUES House: Uses $18 billion in the OCO account to pay for base budget items, which will require a new request for war funds by the end of April 2017 Senate: Does […]
Fact Sheet: Nuclear Terrorism: A Clear and Present Danger
Updated March 2021 Nuclear terrorism – the threat by a terrorist group to obtain and use a nuclear weapon, or to acquire enough nuclear material to create and use a crude weapon or dirty bomb – poses a serious threat to the United States and its allies. A Pentagon review of U.S. nuclear policy indicated […]
Is There a New Secret Side Deal With Iran?
Claims of a “secret side deal” between the IAEA and Iran are misguided.
