Department of Defense – Military, Base Budget (051) House Senate $496.1 billion $496.5 billion Atomic Energy Defense Activities (053) House Senate $18.9 billion $18.7 billion Overseas Contingency Operations House Senate $89.2 billion $88.9 billion TOTAL: National Defense (Budget Function 050) House Senate $604.2 billion $604.1 billion Sea-Based Deterrence Fund House […]
Rubio Misses SFRC Hearings on Iran Days before Deadline
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Response to Reckless Call for New Nuclear Weapons
Executive Director Angela Canterbury responds to Chairman Mac. Thornberry’s (R-Texas) call for new nuclear weapons in “Top GOP Lawmaker: US Must Consider Building New Nukes.” Thornberry and Putin Desperately Seeking Relevance Rep. Mac Thornberry’s (R-Texas) makes a reckless gambit for a new arms race with Russia. His opening move is to sacrifice our safety and security […]
“Half-Cocked” Plans Leave Us Still on the Brink
Episode two is titled “Half-Cocked”—and for good reason, as the mission to destroy Pakistan’s unguarded nuclear sites becomes a slapdash operation that just might put the world at even greater risk.
Cyber Vulnerabilities of Nuclear Weapons Are a Real National Security Threat
Hundreds of nuclear missiles are kept on full-alert 24/7 resulting in increased risks of cyber-attacks from enemies in order to launch the missiles unauthorized. Chances are that the next nuclear detonation won’t come from a calculated missile launch, but from a nuclear accident or a cyber-attack.