Published on OtherWords.org on October 30, 2013. By Lt. General Robert Gard, Jr. (USA, ret.) Our bloated military budget contributes significantly to our massive national debt and threatens the very security it’s intended to provide. Several expensive and unnecessary military programs are behind this paradox. The Pentagon should cut them from its $640.5 billion budget […]
Bloomberg Story on Iranian Nuclear Monitoring Proposal Quotes Laicie Heeley
Iran Offers More Monitoring to Prove It’s Nuclear-Weapons Free By Jonathan Tirone, Kambiz Foroohar & Indira A.R. Lakshmanan October 15, 2013 Iran proposed tighter monitoring of its nuclear program within a six-month period to verify it’s not pursuing atomic weapons during the first talks with world powers since it pledged to end a decade-old standoff. […]
NKNews Story on Diplomatic Relations with Iran Quotes Laicie Heeley
Will change in Iran’s tune affect North Korea? By Rob York October 3, 2013 President Hassan Rouhani’s charm offensive has made many – though not all – cautiously optimistic of a new chapter in Iran’s relations with the West. But experts agree that a breakthrough in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program will not automatically translate […]
CCTV Discusses the OPCW Decision and UN Security Council Resolution with James Lewis
Spokesman, James Lewis, joined CCTV to discuss the OPCW Executive Council’s decision and UN Security Council resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons.
Bloomberg Businessweek Story on Syrian Chemical Weapons Destruction Quotes Center Spokesman
UN-Backed Effort to Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons Faces Hurdles By Terry Atlas September 28, 2013 International inspectors are due to get their first look at Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles within days, implementing a United Nations-backed plan to secure and destroy the deadly arsenal amid a civil war. The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical […]