By John D. Isaacs and Samuel M. Hickey In the recently completed Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress takes some significant steps toward reining in the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its wayward acquisition strategy. In the bill, Congress levels criticisms at the Pentagon’s handling of missile defense programs, reduces the missile […]
Reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s Non-Proliferation Obligations
By Evan O. Lisman In a recent interview, Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir claimed that Saudi Arabia reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons should Iran do the same. However, this statement is at odds with the Kingdom’s legal commitments. Saudi Arabia acceded to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a non-nuclear weapon […]
How is the National Defense Authorization Act passed?
The NDAA process, explained
By Monica Montgomery The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes appropriations and establishes policy for the Department of Defense (DOD), nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy (DOE), defense intelligence programs, and other defense activities of the federal government (e.g., military construction projects, homeland security programs). The Defense Department is one of the only […]
The President and the Nuclear Button
With the 2020 presidential election looming large, it’s a good time to take a look at the absolute power the President of the United States has over U.S. nuclear weapons. Policy Analyst and Host Geoff Wilson sat down with Dr. Alex Wellerstein, a historian of science at the Stevens Institute of Technology, to discuss the […]
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