By Samuel M. Hickey Years of the Trump Administration trying to squeeze Tehran, either to the negotiating table or to regime change, have so far failed. As the U.S. general election creeps ever closer, it seems that a last-ditch effort to unilaterally reimpose all previous United Nations (UN) sanctions and more permanently isolate Iran is […]
Select Comparisons Between House and Senate FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Bills
Topline Funding House Authorized Senate Authorized Total Funding $740.5 billion (includes $0.5 billion in defense related activities) $740.5 billion DoD Base Funding $635.5 billion $636.4 billion DoE Base Funding $26.6 billion $25.9 billion Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Funding $69 billion $69 billion Defense Funding Outside of Armed Services Jurisdiction $8.9 billion $9.1 billion Nuclear and Related Weapons […]
Japan highlighted current nuclear threat on the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with SkyNews (Australia) about the need for U.S. political leaders to work toward reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles and threats.
Japan marks 75th atomic bomb anniversary with call for unity in pandemic
Research Analyst Samuel Hickey spoke with TRT World Now (Turkey) about the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the nuclear threats that still exist.
Why We Are Still Traumatized By Hiroshima 75 Years Later
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Foreign Policy about the legacy of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and the lessons we must still learn from the past. “The fact that we have made it 75 years without another nuclear detonation as an act of war is nothing short of a miracle,” said Alexandra Bell, […]
