Nuclear Bomb Program Takes Hit in Defense Spending Bill August 1, 2013 Megan Scully Senate appropriators took another swipe at the Obama administration’s efforts to begin an extensive overhaul of the B61 nuclear bomb, proposing only $6.2 million for the Air Force to continue development of a new tail kit for the weapon. The Pentagon […]

Snowden Asylum Could Blow Up Nuke Talks By John Hudson August 2, 2013 It’s one of the signature issues of President Obama’s second term, and Edward Snowden may have caused it to crack. On Thursday, nuclear arms control advocates shuddered as Washington erupted in rage over Russia’s decision to grant temporary asylum to the former […]

The Nuclear Iran Promotion Act By Paul Pillar July 31, 2013 Sometimes our political leaders act so contrary to their declared purposes, even in the face of repeated explanations and clear reasoning as to why what they are doing is counterproductive, that we have to move beyond the oft-ignored reasoning, squarely address the motives and […]

An Opportunity to Work with Iran Laicie Heeley This August, Hassan Rouhani will take office as Iran’s next president, and the world will have a new face to confront on the issue of Iran’s nuclear program. Rouhani, a moderate cleric, won a landslide victory in Iran’s June presidential elections. He’ll replace the inflammatory Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, […]

A ‘Gold-Plated’ Bomb Upgrade July 29, 2013 Megan Scully President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping arms control speech in June that called for bold reductions in the number of tactical nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. His vow to work to cut nukes drew applause from the crowd assembled outside Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate and approval […]