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February 4, 2025

Op-ed: Hypersonic Overhype

Research Analyst Shawn Rostker wrote an op-ed in RealClear Defense on the lacking utility of hypersonic missiles. The United States has been exploring research and development of hypersonic weapons technologies for decades. Historically, such funding has been relatively modest, but in recent years the Department of Defense (DoD) has grown more vocal in its desire to accelerate development and […]

Posted in: Center in the News, Emerging Technology, Letters and Publications, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Pentagon Budget, Press & In the News on Nuclear Weapons, Press & In the News on Nuclear Weapons Spending, Press & In the News on Pentagon Budget, Press Room, Security Spending, Shawn Rostker, United States

January 7, 2025

Lessons from South Africa: A New Strategy for Iran’s Nuclear Threat

by William Bittner* Iran is closer than ever to acquiring nuclear weapons. The risks to the international community are obvious—an arms race with the Gulf monarchies or theft by terrorists, to name just two—but so are the costs to Iran itself, which is already crippled by economic sanctions that have contributed to domestic unrest. The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

Posted in: Iran Diplomacy, Middle East, Next Up in Arms Control, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes of Hazard blog

December 17, 2024

Fact Sheet: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), enacted in 1990, provides financial compensation to individuals who suffered specific health conditions due to radiation exposure. This exposure resulted from atmospheric nuclear testing or employment in the nuclear weapons production industry during the Cold War. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than $2.5 billion to more than 39,000 claimants across the […]

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

December 13, 2024

Does Putin’s New ‘Oreshnik’ Missile Transform Rules of Nuclear Warfare?

Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Russia’s Oreshnik hypersonic missile. Newsweek spoke to John Erath, senior policy director for the Center for Arms Control and Proliferation, about whether Russia’s use of the Oreshnik could change the rules of nuclear warfare. “Not at all,” he said. “They already have the capability to deliver nuclear weapons […]

Posted in: Center in the News, John Erath, Nuclear Weapons, Press & In the News on Nuclear Weapons, Press & In the News on Russia, Press Room, Russia

December 12, 2024

Final Summary: Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5009)

Updated December 18, 2024 Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY25 Request  FY25 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book  Numbers may not add due to rounding  Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050)  DOD Nuclear Weapons Funding Request […]

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

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