Anti-nuclear terrorism bill stalls in Senate By Kate Brannen Politico After seven years, Congress still can’t agree on measures to combat nuclear terrorism. Click here to read the rest of the article and quotes by Kingston Reif (subscription only).
Nickolas Roth Quoted on Nuclear Security Bill in Global Security Newswire
Plan to Militarize Nuclear Security Could Face Legal Obstacles, Critics Say By Douglas P. Guarino Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON – A Reconstruction-era law limiting the powers of the armed forces on U.S. soil is one of several obstacles that could complicate Representative Mike Turner’s efforts to militarize security at nuclear weapons production sites, skeptics say. […]
Politifact Quotes Kingston Reif on NDAA
Funding is there for updating warheads by Molly Moorhead Politifact Some Republicans in the House of Representatives have been at odds with each other over this pledge. But the bottom line is that nuclear weapon upgrades and maintenance are being funded. Click here to read the rest of the article.
Prague, Revisited
Written by: Kingston Reif Published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online on September 17, 2012 Article summary below; read the full text online. Few national security issues are as important to President Barack Obama as reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons. Obama devoted his first major foreign policy speech as president to the […]
USA Today Quotes Phil Coyle on Missile Defense
Report criticizes U.S. missile-defense system By Dan Vergano USA TODAY A congressionally-requested report on the current U.S. missile-defense system says the best way to meet future threats from Iran or North Korea is to place upgraded missiles and improved radars on both coasts of the U.S. Click here to read the rest of the […]