Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Vox about North Korean denuclearization. “This is yet another instance of Trump administration officials contradicting their colleagues and even themselves,” says Alexandra Bell, a nuclear expert at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. But she also noted that Pompeo’s statement may foreshadow a more realistic understanding of […]
Broken Arrow News: Week of June 17
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. China China announces that it has conducted more than 30 anti-aircraft drills in South China Sea On […]
In the News: FMWG Chair Miles Pomper, FMWG Steering Committee Member Kingston Rief, and FMWG Member Nick Roth quoted in a June 26, 2018 CQ Article on “U.S. Spending Less to Secure World’s Nuclear Bomb Materials”
FMWG Chair Miles Pomper, FMWG Steering Committee Member Kingston Rief, and FMWG Member Nick Roth provide insights on nuclear security spending in John Donnelly’s latest CQ article: “U.S. Spending Less to Secure World’s Nuclear Bomb Materials”. Nick Roth explains that despite a continued threat, “Political interest in preventing nuclear terrorism is waning,” as the Trump Administration […]
Event: Nuclear Security Summit Report Launch July 17, 2018 – 4:30pm
~Invitation~ The Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process significantly strengthened the global nuclear security architecture and brought high-level political attention to the risk posed by nuclear terrorism. The NSS pioneered the use of regular and voluntary nuclear security commitment-making by states and groups of states, leading to the creation of an effective new tool for […]
Differences Between House and Senate FY 2019 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
View/download as PDF Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion Overseas Contingency Operations $69 billion $69 billion $68.5 billion Other Spending $8.3 billion $9.2 billion $8.2 billion Total $716.0 billion $717.0 billion $715.9 […]
