The Unsheltering Sky September 6, 2014 As test flights go, FTG-06b was a dazzling affair. The mission was part of a programme called Ground-based Midcourse Defence (GMD), which is supposed to provide America’s main shield against intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a range beyond 5,500km (3,418 miles). FTG-06b involved the launch (pictured opposite) on June […]
Real Clear Defense Publishes Article on U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe by Kingston Reif
U.S. Nukes in Europe Are Useless…They’re also a distraction from pressing needs September 5, 2014 By Kingston Reif As the members of the world’s most powerful military alliance convene in Wales this week for the NATO Summit, much of the focus will be on taking steps to increase the capability, readiness, and responsiveness of NATO […]
Edmund Sun Story on Primary Campaign Issues Cites Center Factsheet on Missile Defense
GOP ‘dream team’ campaigns at UCO Edmond campus By MARK SCHLACHTENHAUFEN on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 10:54 pm Mary Fallin, who hopes to be re-elected governor, James Lankford, who hopes to become Oklahoma’s junior U.S. senator, and Jim Inhofe, who hopes to remain Oklahoma’s senior senator made a joint campaign appearance Tuesday in Edmond. During […]
The Arms Control Association Cites Kingston Reif as Leading Example of ‘Generation Prague’
Profile: State Dept. Targets ‘Generation Prague’ By Kelsey Davenport September, 2014 Since 2010, the State Department has hosted an annual conference on arms control and disarmament to support President Barack Obama’s vision of a world without nuclear weapons, with students and young professionals in the field as its principal target audience. In interviews, participants in […]
Voice of America Article on Iran negotiations quotes Amb. Peter Galbraith
Elusive Deal With Iran Could Yield Foreign Policy Legacy for Obama August 31, 2014 by Catherine Maddux A 15-minute phone call made just under a year ago may be what historians say set the stage for a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran – if one is achieved by a November 24 deadline. The call between […]
