The landmark civil nuclear agreement that the two countries signed in 2008 was supposed to lead to tens of billions of dollars in business for U.S. companies that build nuclear power plants. But it has not yielded anything except a disagreement over who would be liable in the event of a nuclear accident.
Senate and House Appropriators Increase Funding for Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Programs
During the week of April 23 the Senate and House Appropriations Committees approved their respective versions of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. The bill funds the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) core nuclear material security and nonproliferation activities, which are housed in the Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation account. The bill also […]
Quote of the Day: East Coast Missile Defense Site Not Needed Edition
SEN. LEVIN: And there have been suggestions by some in Congress that we should deploy a ground based interceptor or interceptors on the East Coast of the United States, to defend the homeland against a possible future long range Iranian missile threat….
NNSA Weapons and Nonpro Funding Charts
Below are some handy charts we put together outlining the Senate and House Appropriations Committee-FY 2013 approved funding levels for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation and Weapons Activities accounts. Cli…
N. Korea Launches Rocket, Kills U.S. Deal
Published in Arms Control Today May 2012 edition: By Duyeon Kim Defying international warnings, North Korea on April 13 fired a three-stage Unha-3 rocket with the aim of launching a satellite into orbit. The rocket failed and exploded into about 20 pieces over the West Sea (Yellow Sea) between the Korean peninsula and China, according […]
