Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY25 Request FY25 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050) DOD Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Select Programs National […]
The Elimination of U.S. Chemical Weapons: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects
Chemical weapons have left a lasting impression on global security since their introduction in World War I. Now, with 100% of America’s chemical weapons legacy dismantled, it’s time to revisit how we got here and what concerns we have for future chemical weapons threats. Host Farah Sonde speaks to John Gilbert, Senior Science Fellow for […]
Triangular Tensions: U.S., China and the Emerging Russia-North Korea Alliance
By Sarah Kirchner-Barney Alignment between Russia and North Korea has grown with Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Pyongyang on June 19 for the first time in 24 years to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Putin-Kim Summit was supposed to be a two-day affair but was cut short, as Putin was held […]
Where Is the Protest?
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with The Progressive Magazine about factors that are impacting the lack of focus on today’s worsening arms race. The end of the Cold War with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union and a series of treaties that reduced the number of nuclear warheads worldwide from more than 70,000 to 12,500 today. “I […]
There won’t be a debate on nuclear issues this election cycle. But if there were…
By John Erath Thus far, nuclear weapons have not figured prominently into the issues playing a role in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. They should. Whether involving Russian nuclear blackmail, China increasing its arsenal or questions about the future of the U.S. deterrent, how the President addresses nuclear issues between 2025 and 2029 will have […]
