As many of you are aware, the administration’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) weapons activities account and strategic delivery vehicle modernization at the Pentagon does not keep pace with the…
Review of the SASC Version of the FY 2013 Defense Bill: Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defense
On May 24 the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved its version of the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 3254).
Quote of the Day: “Nuclear Time Warp”
Did House Republicans somehow miss the end of the cold war? At a time when, for the sake of both security and fiscal responsibility, the country should be reducing its nuclear arsenal, the House has approved a defense authorization bill for 2013 that t…
“Resolving Ambiguity: Costing Nuclear Weapons”
Earlier this week I spoke at an event at the Stimson Center highlighting the release of a new report by the Center’s Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program titled “Resolving Ambiguity: Costing Nuclear Weapons.” The report was authored by defense budget all-star Russell Rumbaugh and his very able partner in crime, Nathan Cohn.
FY 2013 Energy and Water Bill on House Floor; MOX Under Siege; No Additional $ for CMRR
UPDATE 6/7: Post updated with vote results. The House of Representatives today is scheduled to complete floor action on the FY 2013 Energy and Water bill (H.R. 5325). Below is a list of amendments related to the National Nuclear Security Administratio…
