I have a new piece up at AolDefense responding to a recent commentary in the same space by Maj. Gen William Chambers on the merits of the nuclear triad. Here’s how I begin: The recent commentary by Maj. Gen. William Chambers touting the war-prevention…
The Triad Is Not The Trinity: A Response To Gen. Chambers
by Kingston Reif Published in AOL Defense on November 16, 2012. Article summary below; read the full text online. In a November 1 article for AOL Defense, the Air Force’s General Chambers overstates the peace-promoting virtues of nuclear weapons. In addition, he exaggerates the benefits of the nuclear triad and downplays the significant financial resources […]
Legislation for Two Key Anti Nuclear Terror Treaties Still Stalled in Senate
On November 13 I spoke on a panel at the Hudson Institute titled “Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Overcoming the Senate Impasse”. The event focused on the implementing legislation for two anti-nuclear terrorism treaties – the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and the 2005 International Convention on the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT) – which has passed the House in the form of H.R. 5889 but is currently stalled in the Senate.
NoH on Screen (sort of)
When I was in Canada in late October, I spoke with David Welch, Chair of Global Security at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), for his weekly podcast series on issues pertaining to global economy, environment and energy, global …
Know Before You Vote: A Pre-Election Day Reading List
Four debates and one Frankenstorm later, it’s the final countdown: Election Day is a day away. In less than 48 hours, we’ll (hopefully!) know who the next President will be. Throughout the campaign season, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation has examined the candidates’ positions on various issues related to arms control and national security, and tried to make sense of what those positions might mean for a 2nd Obama term or a 1st Romney term.
