By Luisa Kenausis, Scoville Fellow In U.S. military lingo, a “broken arrow” refers to a incident involving the loss of a nuclear weapon. Here, we’re bringing you the nuclear weapons news that’s been ‘lost’ in the last week. United States Admiral in charge of nuclear weapons targeting: United States may face “strategic disadvantage” without multilateral […]
Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA: Major Nuclear Provisions
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Conference Report Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion $616.9 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion […]
Differences Between House and Senate FY 2019 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
View/download as PDF Topline President’s Request House Approved Senate Approved Department of Defense base budget $617.1 billion $616.7 billion $617.6 billion Atomic Energy Defense Programs $21.6 billion $22.1 billion $21.6 billion Overseas Contingency Operations $69 billion $69 billion $68.5 billion Other Spending $8.3 billion $9.2 billion $8.2 billion Total $716.0 billion $717.0 billion $715.9 […]
Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Spending Briefing Book
The Fiscal Year 2019 Budget in Context Introduction President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget requests $617.1 billion for the Defense Department’s annual “base” discretionary budget, which is more than $90 billion higher than FY 18 enacted levels. This amount does not include certain other security spending, including funding for nuclear weapons-related work in […]
Analysis of Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Bill: HR 2810
Download PDF version. Analysis of Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Bill: HR 2810 Treaties: 1. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty House: Sections 1243 and 1244: Authorizes $25 million to establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system that, if tested or deployed, would violate the INF Treaty. Senate: Section […]
