“This deal is unprecedented. International inspectors will have daily access to Iran’s nuclear facilities to ensure that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon,” said Laicie Heeley, director of Middle East and Defense Policy. “This is leaps and bounds ahead of what we have now in terms of ensuring the national security of the United States and our allies, especially Israel.”
The Diplomat Publishes OpEd on U.S. Policy Toward North Korea by General Gard
‘Strategic Patience’ with North Korea By Lt. General Robert Gard November 21, 2013 North Korea’s nuclear weapons program marches on. According to several reports, Pyongyang recently re-started its reactor to produce spent fuel from which weapons grade plutonium is reprocessed, upgraded its uranium enrichment facility, dug additional tunnels in its nuclear test site and expanded […]
Global Security Newswire Story on Nuclear Life Extension Programs Quotes Kingston Reif
White House Warns Senate Off of Warhead-Cost Measure Elaine M. Grossman and Douglas P. Guarino November 19, 2013 The Obama administration on Monday evening pushed back against suggestions it might reconsider a costly plan for upgrading a pair of U.S. nuclear warheads due to increasing budget constraints and growing skepticism about the project’s feasibility. The […]
Bicameral Appropriators Call for Common Sense Reduction to Bloated Nuclear Arsenal to Save Taxpayer Dollars
Sen. Feinstein began her remarks by stating what hundreds of U.S. military leaders have said for a generation: “I agree with our nation’s military leaders—the U.S. has too many nuclear weapons and more can be done to reduce the size of our nuclear arsenal….[it] remains unclear is how these weapons will help solve 21st century national security threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks or global warming.”
McClatchy Wire Story on Negotiations with Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
Iran Nuclear Talks End with No Breakthrough By Hannah Allam & Jonathan Landay November 8, 2013 WASHINGTON — An emerging deal that would curtail Iran’s nuclear program and expand inspections in exchange for relief from some economic sanctions will upset U.S. allies Israel and Saudi Arabia but is likely to lessen the chance of a […]
