On CNN.com, Executive Director Angela Canterbury and National Advisory Board Member Brigadier General John H. Johns write that extending the nuclear negotiations with Iran is in U.S. national security interests. The talks, which have been extended until November 2014, have already produced a significant freeze on Iran’s nuclear activities.
Reshaping National Security: What Angela Canterbury Brings to the Table
Angela Canterbury, the new executive director of Council for a Livable World, was profiled on the blog of Ms. Magazine. In her interview with James Hildebrand, she discussed the Council’s work on national security issues as well as ways for women to be more involved in the field. [8/7]
Iran Talks Need More Time
Today, world powers announced the need for an extension of negotiations with Iran as diplomats work to achieve a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation strongly supports more time for diplomacy—without interference from Congress—to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran and the potential for military engagement.
Statement by Former SFRC / Intelligence Staffer on Menendez-Graham Iran Letter
“The underlying demand that Iran dismantle all its ‘illicit nuclear infrastructure’ is simply not a feasible negotiations outcome,” says National Advisory Board Member Edward Levine. “So, if the signatories really mean what that phrase says, then they do not want these negotiations to succeed.” Levine spent more than 14 years as a senior professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and over 20 years with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Bloomberg News Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Raytheon Warhead Production to Resume, Winnefeld Says July 11, 2014 by Tony Capaccio Raytheon Co. (RTN) will resume production of warheads for the Pentagon’s ground-based missile defense system by July 31 after the first successful interception of a dummy incoming missile since 2008, according to the military’s No. 2 official. The successful test last month […]
