All table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the President’s FY 2022 Budget Request (referred to below as Request). National Defense Discretionary Spending (050) Allocation Request Enacted DoD Discretionary Base $715 billion $743.4 billion DoE Discretionary Base $27.9 billion $29.1 billion Other Defense-Related Activities $9.9 billion $9.8 billion Total* $753 billion $782 billion […]
Iran, Russia and the JCPOA: Is a year of negotiations at risk?
Commentary from Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was featured in a MED This Week newsletter on the Iran nuclear talks and the consequences of the last-minute requests raised by Russia at this crucial moment of the negotiations. “Cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is likely to progress — with no major breakthroughs — […]
Russia’s alleged ‘vacuum bomb’ use in Ukraine highlights weapons race with the US
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with ABC News about thermobaric weapons. “It’s a particularly nasty weapon. It’s a terrible way to die. It has a really broad effect and is probably most useful against hardened facilities,” John Tierney, executive director at the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C., told ABC News. Tierney, […]
Front and Center: March 12, 2022
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE BRINGS NEW ATTENTION TO NUCLEAR ISSUES A lot has changed since last month’s newsletter, which went out just a few days before Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Since then, our team has primarily focused on educating Congress, the press and the public about what’s happening in Ukraine, particularly as it relates to […]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Senior Science Fellow and Scientists Working Group member John Gilbert appeared on BBC World News to discuss the risk of potential Russian use of biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine.
