Removing longstanding U.S. policy on “limited” national missile defense is financially reckless, exceptionally destabilizing, and detrimental to U.S. national security. President Obama should consider vetoing the latest National Defense Authorization bill based on this provision alone. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hazel Correa hcorrea@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 x2115 Washington, DC – Since 1997, Congress has mandated that the policy […]
Senior Fellow John Isaacs on U.S.-Russia relations
Read the full piece in Medium President-elect Donald Trump has long bragged about his ability to negotiate good deals. The opening line of his 1987 book claims: “Deals are my art form.” A good test of that facility will come when he is dealing leader-to-leader with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Read the full piece […]
John Tierney Authors Op-Ed on Auditing the Pentagon
Read the full piece in The National Interest. These days, few things in Washington elicit bipartisan action. But when it comes to wasted or unaccountable taxpayer dollars, party lines can be crossed quickly. This was certainly the case in 2008, when one of us (Tierney) broke through the ideological divide and co-sponsored legislation requiring the […]
Executive Director John Tierney on High-Alert Nuclear Missiles
Read the full piece in The Huffington Post. Imagine having minutes – perhaps as few as six by the time the issue is brought to the President’s attention – to determine the fate of every living person on the planet. This may sound like a philosophical thought experiment, but under current policy, this scenario could […]
Secretary Clinton’s Nuclear Comments Consistent with Expert Analysis
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s questioning of the current U.S. strategy of rebuilding the entirety of the nuclear arsenal simultaneously is consistent with a growing chorus of experts who criticize the current administration’s plan.
