Laicie Heeley, director of Middle East and Defense Policy, joins Washington Post TV to discuss Iran. Click here to watch the video
Letter to Congress Regarding Diplomacy with Iran
October 18, 2013 Dear Member of Congress: The election of President Hassan Rowhani in Iran has presented a rare moment of guarded optimism, both in Congress and in the Administration, for a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program. But this opportunity for reaching a deal that meets U.S. objectives may be fleeting. Iran’s […]
Reuters Story on Nuclear Modernization Quotes Phil Coyle
U.S. nuclear arms modernization plan misguided: scientists’ group David Alexander October 17, 2013 (Reuters) – An Obama administration plan to spend $60 billion over the next 25 years to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal is misguided and violates the spirit of its pledge not to develop new nuclear arms, a Union of Concerned Scientists report […]
USA Today Story on P5+1 Negotiations with Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Breakthrough By Oren Dorell October 17, 2013 Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers ended on a promising note Wednesday, according to the United States, but analysts cautioned that Iran had not appeared to agree on any of the major demands of the West. Media reports that Iran had […]
Global Security Newswire Story on Plutonium & Uranium Facility Report Quotes Phil Coyle
U.S. Should Cancel Plutonium Plant, Delay Uranium Facility: Expert Report Rachel Oswald October 17, 2013 WASHINGTON — The United States should cancel plans to build a multi-billion dollar plutonium research facility in New Mexico and postpone construction of an enriched-uranium processing plant in Tennessee, according to a report released Thursday by the Union of Concerned […]
