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 May 2025 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.
Fact Sheet: United States Non-strategic Nuclear Weapons
Updated November 2023 While no consensus definition exists, non-strategic nuclear weapons, otherwise known as tactical nuclear weapons, are generally low-yield nuclear weapons designed for use on the battlefield. They can also be defined as weapons not covered by strategic arms control treaties, such as New START, which encompass nuclear weapons delivered via intercontinental ballistic missiles […]
Summary of Senate Version of Fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill
On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $602 billion authorization bill by a vote of 23-3. The three Senators who voted no were reported as Deb Fischer (R-NB), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT). Cruz said he voted no because of the provision requiring women to register for the draft. Lee […]
