By Andrew Szarejko Recent reports have indicated that a final deal with Iran may be within reach, but there are still a number of outstanding issues that must be settled before the current first-stage agreement ends on July 20th. Several key issues will come into play as the two sides negotiate a final deal. As […]
White House Earns “D”/HASC Earns “C-” on Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Funding
“President Obama has often stated that a mushroom cloud over Manhattan is what keeps him up at night but his budget request slashed hundreds of millions of dollars from critical programs that keep dangerous nuclear and radiological materials out of the hands of terrorists,” said Kingston Reif, the Center’s Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Programs. “Millions in cuts and poor planning will mean that key target goals to secure materials and protect facilities will slip.”
Knoxville News Sentinel Covers the Center’s Non-Proliferation Report Card
House Panel Approves Spending Extra $60 Million on Antimissile System Frank Munger May 19, 2014 The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation handed out some pretty low grades today in its first-ever Report Card. The White House got a “D” and the House Armed Services Committee got a “C-” for administration’s funding requests and the […]
Report Card: Non-Proliferation & Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Program Funding
A report card grading the White House’s funding request and the House Armed Services Committee authorization for nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear terrorism prevention programs for Fiscal Year 2015. D – The White House’s fiscal year 2015 budget request cuts $534 million in funding for nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear terrorism prevention programs based on the enacted […]
Kingston Reif speaks at CSIS debate on U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe
See a video of the event at: https://youtu.be/UQ7SuXPxt7Y Opening Statement for CSIS PONI Debate on Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMay 19, 2014Russia’s annexation of Crimea and continued threats to eastern Ukraine are unequivocal violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty and international agreements that have been the backbone of stability in Europe. Russia should face (and is facing) political and economic consequences […]