“The completion of the Strategic Choices Management Review by the Pentagon is a positive sign that the Department is taking seriously the reality of sequestration,” said Laicie Heeley, Director of Defense Policy at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. “The Secretary and Vice Chairman have spelled out future options showing that smart and strategic reductions in Pentagon spending can, in fact, enhance national security.”
National Interest Story on Iran Santion Bill Quotes Research by Usha Sahay
The Nuclear Iran Promotion Act By Paul Pillar July 31, 2013 Sometimes our political leaders act so contrary to their declared purposes, even in the face of repeated explanations and clear reasoning as to why what they are doing is counterproductive, that we have to move beyond the oft-ignored reasoning, squarely address the motives and […]
Syndicated OpEd on Options with Iran by Laicie Heeley
An Opportunity to Work with Iran Laicie Heeley This August, Hassan Rouhani will take office as Iran’s next president, and the world will have a new face to confront on the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Rouhani, a moderate cleric, won a landslide victory in Iran’s June presidential elections. He’ll replace the inflammatory Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, […]
CQ Weekly Story on B61 Life Extension Program Quotes Kingston Reif
A ‘Gold-Plated’ Bomb Upgrade July 29, 2013 Megan Scully President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping arms control speech in June that called for bold reductions in the number of tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. His vow to work to cut nukes drew applause from the crowd assembled outside Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate and approval […]
Defense Daily Story on B61 Life Extension Costs Quotes Kingston Reif
B61 Nuclear Bomb Life Extension Program Is Worth It, Kehler Says July 12, 2013 By Pat Host The head of the Defense Department’s nuclear enterprise defended the B61 nuclear gravity bomb life extension program (LEP), which is under fire as too expensive and wasteful in an era of budget cutting and further nuclear weapons reductions. […]
