FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amanda Waldron awaldron@armscontrolcenter.org 202.264.9400 Laicie Heeley lheeley@armscontrolcenter.org 202.586.1851 Yesterday, President Obama submitted to Congress his Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Budget Request, which includes a $534 billon base budget—the largest in nominal terms in the history of the Pentagon, ripping past sequestration caps. The president’s spending plan includes an additional $50.9 billion for […]
Reuters Cites Center Fact Sheet on Nuclear Weapons Inventories
In an article published Friday January 30th, Reuters cited the centers fact sheet on Global Nuclear Weapons Inventories. The article discusses how, despite economic hardship, Russia plans to continue to modernize its forces, which includes “a strong nuclear arsenal.” Russia says nuclear arms to keep military edge over NATO, United States January 30, 2015 By Reuters […]
National Interest Publishes Piece By Center Senior Fellows on Nuclear Weapons Myths
5 Myths about America’s Nuclear Weapons Debunked January 28, 2015 By Robert Gard, Philip Coyle, Greg Terryn, John Isaacs The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists announced last week that it has decided to move its famed “Doomsday Clock” three minutes closer to midnight or, in effect, closer to the “end of humanity.” While this year, the […]
Letter to Senate on Nuclear Weapons Free Iran Act of 2015
Click to download a PDF version of this letter. January 26, 2015 Dear Senator, In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made clear his commitment to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. Meanwhile, new Iran sanctions legislation that would threaten ongoing negotiations is expected to be introduced in the Senate any day. I am […]
Letter to Susan Rice Opposing Long-Range Stand-Off Weapons
Executive Director Angela Canterbury and Senior Fellows John Isaacs and Lt. General Robert Gard signed onto a letter urging the National Security Advisor to recommend canceling the Long-Range Stand-Off weapon program.. January 26, 2015 The Honorable Susan Rice National Security Advisor The White House Washington DC 20500 Dear Ambassador Rice, We write to express our […]
