U.S. Missile Defense Strategy Is Flawed, Expert Panel Finds By WILLIAM J. BROAD New York Times After two years of study, a panel of top scientists and military experts working for the National Research Council has concluded that the nation’s protections against missile attacks suffer from major shortcomings, leaving the United States vulnerable to […]
Global Security Newswire Quotes Kingston Reif on Missile Defense
Missile Defense Priorities Would Shift Under Romney By Chris Schneidmiller Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON — Republicans are leaving little doubt that the U.S. government’s ballistic missile defense priorities would be revamped again if Mitt Romney is elected president. Click here to read the rest of the article and quotes from Kingston Reif.
The Telegraph Quotes Col. Richard Klass on Defense Budget
Note: The story below reports on an event organized by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at Georgia Tech University on August 29, 20102. Potential automatic cuts threaten more than military, progressives say By MAGGIE LEE The Telegraph ATLANTA — The so-called fiscal cliff of $1.2 trillion in automatic federal budget cuts that […]
National Journal Quotes Laicie Olson on Sequestration
Senior Policy Analyst Laicie Olson was quoted by Kevin Baron in the Saturday, July 21, 2012 edition of National Journal. If Democrats put forward more than just Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s deputy—perhaps even the Joint Chiefs themselves, who have already come out against the GOP’s proposal to increase the military’s budget request—then the pressure will […]
Global Security Newswire Cites the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Nuclear Security Pacts Adoption Bill Wins House Approval Global Security Newswire The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday endorsed legislation to bring the United States into compliance with two nuclear security agreements and two maritime counterterrorism treaties, the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation reported (see GSN, June 6). Click here to read the […]
