Negotiators from the United States, the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council, and Germany recently met with an Iranian team in Baghdad to discuss Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Although there’s still a long road ahead, this resumed diplomatic action marked progress that undoubtedly sets the tone for future negotiations — beginning with another round of talks in Moscow on June 18 and 19.
“Resolving Ambiguity: Costing Nuclear Weapons”
Earlier this week I spoke at an event at the Stimson Center highlighting the release of a new report by the Center’s Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program titled “Resolving Ambiguity: Costing Nuclear Weapons.” The report was authored by defense budget all-star Russell Rumbaugh and his very able partner in crime, Nathan Cohn.
Kingston Reif Quoted on the CMRR-NF in Global Security Newswire
House Spending Bill Diverges From Earlier Measure on Nuclear Facility By Elaine M. Grossman Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — An appropriations bill approved Wednesday evening on the House floor appears at odds with a move last month by the same chamber to continue work on a new plutonium research facility that the Obama administration […]
FY 2013 Energy and Water Bill on House Floor; MOX Under Siege; No Additional $ for CMRR
UPDATE 6/7: Post updated with vote results. The House of Representatives today is scheduled to complete floor action on the FY 2013 Energy and Water bill (H.R. 5325). Below is a list of amendments related to the National Nuclear Security Administratio…
Global Security Newswire Article on Nuclear Terrorism Quotes Kingston Reif
House Panel Clears Bill to Adopt Nuclear Security Pacts By Diane Barnes Global Security Newswire The U.S. House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed without objection a bill to bring the United States into compliance with four international counterterrorism treaties, including two nuclear security agreements that arms control advocates have long urged the country to […]
