By John Isaacs The National Missile Defense program based in Alaska and California, which is designed to protect the United States from a North Korean or Iranian missile attack, continues to be unreliable. That is the conclusion of a February 17, 2016 General Accountability Office (GAO) report on missile defense concerning the Ground-Based Midcourse system […]
Press Release: Former Congressman John Tierney named Executive Director of The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Ex-Massachusetts Rep Long-time Advocate on Non-Proliferation, National Security Issues; Served on Intelligence Committee, Chaired Key Subcommittee WASHINGTON, DC (February 24, 2016) — John F. Tierney, a former Massachusetts Congressman who served on the House Intelligence Committee and chaired an influential national security subcommittee, has been named executive director of the Council for a Livable World […]
Event: Understanding the Pentagon Budget Request
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Room 2360, Rayburn House Building Join the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation and a panel of distinguished experts as we discuss the President’s FY17 Defense Budget Request. Topics: How does this year’s spending relate to peak spending in previous years? Is the Pentagon’s budget properly aligned with our national […]
GOP Candidates on the Pentagon Budget
Throughout the Republican presidential primary race, there has been no shortage of comments by the candidates on their views of the Pentagon budget. The topic has been highlighted in debates, press releases, and interviews, and it is not going away. Unfortunately, the candidates are being unrealistic, vague, or both, about their plans for the appropriate levels of defense spending.
FY 2017 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
Click to download a PDF version of the briefing book. The Fiscal Year 2017 Budget in Context Introduction The Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Department requests $523.9 billion for the annual “base” budget, which is $2.2 billion more than current levels, and $10.4 billion below last year’s request. This amount does not include certain other security […]