FY 2017 Budget: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
President Obama’s final budget request includes disappointing reductions in funding for nuclear non-proliferation programs.
European Reassurance Initiative lacks Reassurance
Continually reassuring our allies is a pillar of our national defense strategy, yet next year’s proposed defense commitments make the European Reassurance Initiative (ERI) only temporary. The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Budget includes $3.4 billion for ERI, which will strengthen NATO’s conventional capability near the Russian border, more than quadrupling the $789 million allocated […]
Nuclear Modernization Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank
By: Cassandra Peterson Nuclear modernization is happening. That fact isn’t up for debate. The process, which involves upgrading, altering, and rehabilitating the operational capabilities of the United States’ nuclear arsenal is forecast to cost up to 1 trillion dollars over the next thirty years. The intimidating price tag is touted as a necessary evil in […]
Press Release: FY 17 Budget Cuts Key Non-Proliferation Programs
Center military experts weigh in on the Obama Administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2017.