U.S. Bill Boosts Warhead Spending by Nearly $1 Billion Rachel Oswald January 14, 2014 A new U.S. Congress omnibus spending bill would increase funding to the Energy Department’s nuclear-weapons efforts by close to $1 billion for fiscal 2014. Legislation released on Monday jointly by the Senate and House appropriations committees would provide $7.8 billion for […]

Obama Fights a Push to Add Iran Sanctions By Mark Landler & Jonathan Weisman January 14, 2014 WASHINGTON — With the United States and Iran about to embark on a critical phase of nuclear talks, President Obama is waging an intense rear-guard action to prevent Senate Democrats from supporting strict new sanctions that could upend […]

The Iran Deal Meets Obamacare By Paul Pillar January 13, 2014 The completion of technical talks to implement the Joint Plan of Action negotiated by Iran and the P5+1 (Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States) underscores the falsity of assertions that legislation imposing still more sanctions is somehow needed to keep the […]

White House suggests Iran sanctions bill could draw U.S. into war By Paul Richter January 10, 2014 WASHINGTON — The White House launched a harsh attack on supporters of a Senate bill to impose fresh sanctions on Iran, suggesting that they have a hidden goal of drawing the country into another Mideast war. If supporters […]

How to Sustain Nuclear Security By Duyeon Kim January 9, 2014 “The biennial nuclear security summit process is entering its third round, but despite the significant progress made thus far, nuclear security still is not dramatic or ‘sexy’ enough to sustain top-level attention and interest,” writes the Center’s senior fellow Duyeon Kim in the Arms […]