GOP Pushing to Speed Up Deployment of Advanced Interceptors in Poland Rachel Oswald May 6, 2014 Senate Republicans are pushing for the U.S. military to speed up deployment of advanced interceptors in Poland to send a deterrent message to Russia. A bill introduced last week by Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and 22 other GOP members […]

Issue Experts, Activists Decry U.S. ‘Major Retreat’ on Nuclear Security Sebastian Sprenger May 5, 2014 A group of 100 former officials, peace advocates and issue experts criticized the White House for planning to cut nuclear security funding next year. In a letter to President Obama, the mainly left-leaning critics argued that the fiscal 2015 budget […]

Defending the Iran Deal By John Allen Gay April 30, 2014 IT WAS LONG PAST MIDNIGHT IN GENEVA last November when the rumors began to fly. Iran and the world powers had just reached a deal on its nuclear program. An international crisis that had been building toward what seemed like war for more than […]

The U.S. Still Outspends Every Other Country On Defense — By A Lot April 24, 2014 By Ben Armbruster The amount the United States spends on its military and other defense related budget items amounts to nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new graphic published by the Center for Arms Control […]

Will Putin Push Obama to Reset His Missile Defense Plans for Eastern Europe? By Gordon Lubold April 23, 2014 Four years ago, the Obama administration scrapped plans to install advanced missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic that were seen as part of its efforts to reset relations with Russia. Today, with ties […]