WHAT: The House of Representative will consider a host of issues including: the authorization of $250 million for an East Coast missile defense site; new funds for nuclear weapons, including the B61 life extension program and $85 billion related to the Afghanistan War. The panel of experts will explain the military, technical and political implications of these programs and other during a press call on:
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE
The NDAA Moves from Committee to the House Floor Military, Science and Political Experts Comment on Anticipated House’s NDAA Action Washington DC June 6, 2013–Press Advisory The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation will host a press call with Lt. General Robert Gard, Hon. Philip Coyle and John Isaacs analyzing the military, technical, budgetary and […]
Nukes, Missiles, and Feints: The Real Deal on Iran and North Korea
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