The Department of Defense (DoD) on Monday released an updated policy for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that focuses on prevention, early action and partnering with allies.
Don’t Let Nuclear-Security Cooperation with Russia Lapse
This week, The National Interest published an op-ed by Lt. General (USA, Ret.) Robert Gard and Nickolas Roth on U.S.-Russian nuclear security cooperation. The authors argue that despite recent tensions between the two countries, it is in the United States’ interests to continue working with Russia to reduce the likelihood that nuclear material would be stolen and used by terrorists.
America’s Massive Missile Defense Mistake
This week, The National Interest published an op-ed by Lt. General (USA, Ret.) Robert Gard and Phil Coyle on the implications for U.S. missile defense of the successful test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system last Sunday. The authors argue that one successful test of the GMD system every five years and one-half years should not justify the deployment of more flawed interceptors.
House considers few nuclear amendments to FY 2015 defense appropriations bill
On June 20 the House passed the FY 2015 Defense Appropriations bill by a vote of 340-73. For our summary of the House Appropriations Committee version of the bill, see here. For the Obama administration’s reaction to the bill, see here. And for a full list of amendments debated on the House floor, see here.
Separating Iran from Iraq
It would be helpful if international events unfolded like dominoes, one falling into the next in an orderly, linear fashion. But this is rarely the case. Instead, events overlap and new crises spring up before old ones are fully resolved: more similar to a chaotic tower of Jenga blocks than a tidy row of dominoes.
