Amid vocal Republican opposition to reports of nuclear weapons reductions during President Obama’s second term, it’s worth looking back on the history of nuclear arms reductions through the years, and the compelling reasons for continuing to pursue a smaller nuclear stockpile. I did a piece for PolicyMic putting the President’s plan in context.
Video of the Day: “Nukes of Hazard” edition
Yesterday, in a segment on North Korea’s third nuclear test, Jon Stewart and the Daily Show team tapped into the great power that is the Nukes of Hazard brand. The results are of course spectacular: Longtime readers will remember that this is not the …
North Korea’s new game
On Tuesday, February 12 (the night of Monday, February 11 in the U.S.), North Korea conducted its third nuclear test. While the test might seem like more of the same intermittent provocation from the “hermit kingdom,” there’s reason to believe that Nor…
Obama Addresses Key National Security Issues in State of the Union
“Lessening the dangers posed by nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons usable materials is a vital national security and fiscal priority,” said Kingston Reif, director of non-proliferation programs at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “There is an emerging bipartisan and military consensus that a significantly smaller stockpile would meet our security needs. In this time of economic uncertainty, further reductions with Russia could create significant cost savings that would free funding for higher priority security programs.”
Duyeon Kim Appears on World News Today Discussing North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test
Senior non-proliferation and East Asia fellow, Duyeon Kim, joins BBC World News Today to discuss North Korea’s third nuclear test. Watch the video here.
