REP. FORTENBERRY: …The most important — perhaps one of the most important things that you and I do — can do in our time of public service is to ensure that we decrease the probability of the use of a nuclear device to as close to zero as possible. …
100 Experts Write to President Obama over Severe Non-Proliferation Spending Cuts
In reference to the cuts, former Senator Dorgan said: “Terrorist groups are working overtime to acquire nuclear weapons with which to terrorize the world. Our country needs to show leadership in preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear weapons. Cutting federal spending now on the nuclear non-proliferation programs would be a very dangerous mistake.”
Afghan Elections Should Herald Return of American Troops After a Decade of War
“Regardless of the status U.S. force would have in Afghanistan, the United States has done what it can in Afghanistan. After thousands of lives and billions of dollars, it’s time to end a decade of war and bring our troops home,” said Isaacs.
Ukraine and the future of nonproliferation
Published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online on April 4, 2014. Article summary below; read the full text here. Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine has left many observers fearing that Washington and Moscow are headed towards a new Cold War. It is not surprising, then, that the crisis has spawned plenty of chatter […]
Global Security Newswire Story on Nuclear Security Cooperations with Russia Quotes Kingston Reif
U.S. Nuclear Agency Reviewing All Russia Projects, Given Ukraine Crisis Rachel Oswald April 1, 2014 The U.S. Energy Department’s nuclear-security arm is reviewing its assistance to Russia amid continuing tensions with Moscow over Ukraine. The National Nuclear Security Administration assessment is part of an Energy-wide “ongoing internal review of Russian-related activities,” department spokesman Bill Gibbons […]