Nuclear Bomb Program Takes Hit in Defense Spending Bill August 1, 2013 Megan Scully Senate appropriators took another swipe at the Obama administration’s efforts to begin an extensive overhaul of the B61 nuclear bomb, proposing only $6.2 million for the Air Force to continue development of a new tail kit for the weapon. The Pentagon […]
Foreign Policy Story on US-Russian Cooperation Quotes Kingston Reif
Snowden Asylum Could Blow Up Nuke Talks By John Hudson August 2, 2013 It’s one of the signature issues of President Obama’s second term, and Edward Snowden may have caused it to crack. On Thursday, nuclear arms control advocates shuddered as Washington erupted in rage over Russia’s decision to grant temporary asylum to the former […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Responses to Strategic Choices and Management Review
“The completion of the Strategic Choices Management Review by the Pentagon is a positive sign that the Department is taking seriously the reality of sequestration,” said Laicie Heeley, Director of Defense Policy at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The Secretary and Vice Chairman have spelled out future options showing that smart and strategic reductions in Pentagon spending can, in fact, enhance national security.”
On Iran, Two Steps Forward – And One Step Back?
Back in May, I wrote that Congress was kicking off a “long, hot, summer of new Iran sanctions.” Now, just over 2 months later, the sticky heat here in DC has broken a bit – and enthusiasm for revitalizing diplomacy with Iran is growing, although the House of Representatives, at least, seems bent on strengthening sanctions.
National Interest Story on Iran Santion Bill Quotes Research by Usha Sahay
The Nuclear Iran Promotion Act By Paul Pillar July 31, 2013 Sometimes our political leaders act so contrary to their declared purposes, even in the face of repeated explanations and clear reasoning as to why what they are doing is counterproductive, that we have to move beyond the oft-ignored reasoning, squarely address the motives and […]