On Friday, January 18th, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon spoke before a private audience at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. Concentrating on nuclear nonproliferation, Secretary Ban stressed the importance of escalating nonproliferation activity worldwide, and the dangers of delaying or slowing disarmament progress…
Laicie Heeley Appears on Middle East Monitor Discussing Upcoming Iranian Talks
Senior policy analyst, Laicie Heeley, was featured on Middle East Monitor, a production of Middle East Voices To hear the whole podcast visit here. Her segment begins at 3:50.
Jim Lewis Appears on The Big Picture Discussing the Need to Reshape Pentagon Spending
Communications director, Jim Lewis, appeared on The Big Picture, discussing the need to reshape Pentagon spending To watch the whole show, click here. Jim’s segment begins at 7:07.
To Cut Wasteful Spending, Start With Nuclear Weapons
Published in The Huffington Post on February 5, 2013. Article summary below; read the full text here. The first “fiscal cliff” was temporarily averted through a last-minute congressional deal. The next “fiscal cliff”, the automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, is scheduled to arrive March first. Between now and March, Congress and the president will […]
Military and Policy Experts Call on P5+1 and Iran to Set a Productive Agenda for Upcoming Meetings
“Bold leadership from the White House is needed,” said Lt. General (ret. USA) Robert Gard PhD, Chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. “After decades of stagnation, hopping from one crisis to another with Iran, the negotiators are in a position to develop a proposal that will ensure that Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon and put its nuclear program under stricter controls by the International Atomic Energy Agency.”