MAP: All 17,000 Of The World’s Nukes July 2, 2014 by Amanda Macias, Skye Gould, and Michael B. Kelley The U.S., Russia, U.K. France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea possess approximately 17,000 nuclear weapons, according to the latest assessment from The Center For Arms Control And Non-Proliferation. And given that there are several […]
Foreign Policy Story on Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
Exclusive: The Hawks’ Playbook for Opposing an Obama Nuclear Deal with Iran June 27, 2014 by John Hudson Though the United States has yet to secure a final deal to restrain Iran’s nuclear program, an influential pair of hawks in Washington have already devised a way for Congress to unravel any potential agreement after the […]
Alaska Dispatch Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
Fort Greely may get 14 missiles at $75 million apiece, though they may soon be obsolete June 25, 2014 by Dermot Cole FAIRBANKS — While the successful missile test over the Pacific Sunday increases the likelihood for a $1 billion addition of 14 missiles at Fort Greely by 2017, the Missile Defense Agency hopes to […]
Global Security Newswire Story on Missile Defense Quotes Phil Coyle
U.S. Ends Losing Streak with Successful Missile Intercept Test June 23, 2014 by Rachel Oswald The United States on Sunday intercepted a target ballistic missile, ending a long losing streak of failed tests of its homeland antimissile system. The test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system took place Sunday over the Pacific and involved a […]
Boston Globe Story on Landmines Quotes Lt. General Robert G. Gard, Jr.
Formerly a Leader on Landmine Ban, Obama Now Balks by Bryan Bender June 22, 2014 WASHINGTON — In 2005, then-Senator Barack Obama wrote to a constituent that he would use his influence to help advance an international treaty banning land mines, decrying what he called the “horrific injuries and loss of life” among civilians long […]
