At the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) mark-up of H.R. 4310 on May 9, Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michale Turner (R-OH) offered an amendment authorizing the Pentagon (by way of the Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee…
Exceeding Nuclear Excess
AOL Defense published an op-ed by Gen. Gard and yours truly on the House version of the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310), which passed the House last Friday by a vote of 299-120. Here’s our intro: There is broad bipartisan agreeme…
HASC Bill Shows GOP Stuck in Cold War; Reduce SSBN-X, Nukes
By Robert Gard Originally published in AOL Defense on May 21, 2012. Article summary below; read the full text online. There is broad bipartisan agreement that few national security issues are as critical as how to deal with America’s crippling debt. This means we should spend scarce dollars on the weapons we need for current threats and not on […]
HASC Bill Shows GOP Stuck in Cold War; Reduce SSBN-X, Nukes
by Robert G. Gard and Kingston Reif Originally published in AOL Defense on May 21, 2012. Article summary below; read the full text online. There is broad bipartisan agreement that few national security issues are as critical as how to deal with America’s crippling debt. This means we should spend scarce dollars on the weapons we […]
Action on Amendments to Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Bill
The House began consideration of the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) yesterday and plans to complete action on amendments and hold a final vote on the bill this afternoon. Below is a summary of the key amendments debated (and not ruled in order by the Rules Committee) on nuclear weapons and missile defense. We’ll have a full wrap up and analysis when the House finishes the bill.
