U.S. Official Defends Spending on NATO Missile Shield, Under GOP Attack By Rachel Oswald June 25, 2013 WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official on Friday said that a ballistic missile shield being established in Europe would contribute to defending the U.S. homeland, despite a recent decision to toss out plans for an advanced ICBM […]
Tuscon Sentinel Story on Missile Defense Program Quotes Philip Coyle
Target malfunctions imperil U.S. missile defense effort By Richard H.P. Sia June 22, 2013 Shortly after 11 a.m. local time, a U.S. ballistic missile target loaded with a mock nuclear warhead blasted off from Narrow Cape, a low-lying coastal area of Alaska’s Kodiak Island. A network of radars from Alaska to California tracked the target, […]
Knoxville News Sentinel OpEd: Upgrading B61 nuclear bomb doesn’t make sense
Upgrading B61 nuclear bomb doesn’t make sense By Jacob Bennett & Usha Sahay on June 22, 2013 In a recent interview, Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander expressed his frustration with the out-of-control costs of nuclear weapons facilities. Asked about the increasingly expensive Oak Ridge Uranium Processing Facility, the senator told the News Sentinel’s Frank Munger: “I’ve […]
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Applauds President Obama’s Berlin Speech as an Heir to JFK and His Prague Agenda
“Looking forward to his second term, we hope to see further reductions in nuclear weapons which provide no added security and an expensive bill for taxpayers,” said Lt. General (ret. USA) Robert Gard, chairman of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and former president of National Defense University. “We also look forward to greater progress on President Obama’s promise to secure nuclear materials abroad that will prevent nuclear terrorism.”
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Calls Iranian Election Result ‘Cautiously Optimistic’
“With recent reports indicating that Iran may be open to broad discussions with the United States, now is the time for the Obama administration to capitalize on the leverage gained from sanctions and seek an end to the current nuclear impasse,” said Heeley.
