Issue Experts, Activists Decry U.S. ‘Major Retreat’ on Nuclear Security Sebastian Sprenger May 5, 2014 A group of 100 former officials, peace advocates and issue experts criticized the White House for planning to cut nuclear security funding next year. In a letter to President Obama, the mainly left-leaning critics argued that the fiscal 2015 budget […]
100 Leaders Write to President Obama on Non-Proliferation Spending Reductions
Dear Mr. President: We write to express our serious concern about the FY 2015 budget request for vital nuclear material security and nonproliferation programs. These cuts are difficult to understand since the danger of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists remains high. In your closing remarks last month at the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit […]
National Interest Story on Iran Nuclear Deal Cites Ed Levine
Defending the Iran Deal By John Allen Gay April 30, 2014 IT WAS LONG PAST MIDNIGHT IN GENEVA last November when the rumors began to fly. Iran and the world powers had just reached a deal on its nuclear program. An international crisis that had been building toward what seemed like war for more than […]
Think Progress Cites Center’s Research in Story on U.S. Military Spending
The U.S. Still Outspends Every Other Country On Defense — By A Lot April 24, 2014 By Ben Armbruster The amount the United States spends on its military and other defense related budget items amounts to nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new graphic published by the Center for Arms Control […]
Foreign Policy Story on Missile Defense in Eastern Europe Quotes Kingston Reif
Will Putin Push Obama to Reset His Missile Defense Plans for Eastern Europe? By Gordon Lubold April 23, 2014 Four years ago, the Obama administration scrapped plans to install advanced missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic that were seen as part of its efforts to reset relations with Russia. Today, with ties […]