Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in The Hill urging his former colleagues in Congress not to fund an expensive expansion to missile defense without first proving that it works. The Trump Administration’s new missile defense plan could require taxpayers to foot the bill for a new nuclear arms race. It has been the […]
Trump is ‘aiding and abetting’ the arms race
Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Voice of America radio about President Trump’s comments that the arms race and $716B Pentagon budget are “crazy.”
Summary: FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Conference Report (H.R. 6157)
Top Line A. Total Appropriations: House Total discretionary funding: $667.5 billion (an increase of $20.1 billion from FY 2018) Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): $68.1 billion (included in $667.5 billion) Total appropriations: Senate Total discretionary funding: $668.0 billion (an increase of $15.6 billion from FY 2018) Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): $67.9 billion (included […]
July recap: United States
By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow Each week, we review the news that might have gotten missed in other nuclear headlines. Here’s a recap of what happened in July. Pentagon & Defense Spending U.S. Air Force conducts non-nuclear drop tests of B61-12 gravity bomb from B-2A stealth bomber On June 29, a press release by the […]
Summary: FY 2019 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill (S.3159)
Top Line A. Total Appropriations[1] Total discretionary funding: $668.0 billion (an increase of $15.6 billion from FY 2018) Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): $67.9 billion (included in $668.0 billion) B. Major categories of spending Title I—Military Personnel: $139.3 billion Title II—Operation and Maintenance: $194.0 billion Title III—Procurement: $135.2 billion Title IV—Research, development, test and evaluation: $95.1 […]