By: Cassandra Peterson March 31st will mark the commencement of the fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit. The two-day summits began in 2010, following President Obama’s historic 2009 Prague speech, in which he pledged to work towards the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. While the last summit will likely make tangible […]
Center Holds Capitol Hill Briefing on Pentagon Budget
Our mission at The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is to educate the public and policymakers on issues of peace and security. On February 26, we brought our mission directly to Capitol Hill.
John Isaacs Quoted by International Business Times
US Nuclear Weapons: Amid Threats From Russia, China, North Korea, $450B Modernization Program Pushed By Christopher Harress Read the full article in International Business Times John Isaacs, acting executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, D.C., claims that the U.S. military planners are using outdated Cold War thinking when rationalizing […]
Event: Understanding the Pentagon Budget Request
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016 Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Room 2360, Rayburn House Building Join the Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation and a panel of distinguished experts as we discuss the President’s FY17 Defense Budget Request. Topics: How does this year’s spending relate to peak spending in previous years? Is the Pentagon’s budget properly aligned with our national […]
FY 2017 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
Click to download a PDF version of the briefing book. The Fiscal Year 2017 Budget in Context Introduction The Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Department requests $523.9 billion for the annual “base” budget, which is $2.2 billion more than current levels, and $10.4 billion below last year’s request. This amount does not include certain other security […]
