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 […]
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 Non-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 […]
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 […]
Comparative Summary: Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act
Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 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 for Select Programs National […]
Op-ed: Why Congress Shouldn’t Fund a New Sea-Launched Nuke
Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and why it is not worth its cost. Reviving the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile not only goes against sound military doctrine, it also undermines the basic national interests the United States Navy has always protected. So why do […]
