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March 26, 2021

Fact Sheet: Disposal of Weapons-Grade Plutonium: Current Plans and Controversy

Between 1944 and 1994, the U.S. government produced 99.5 metric tons of plutonium for use in an estimated 70,000 nuclear weapons. Today, roughly 80% of the U.S. nuclear arsenal has been discarded, and the United States is struggling to dispose of the surplus plutonium. Currently, a total of 61.2 tons of plutonium is declared excess […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, United States

May 23, 2016

Summary of Senate Version of Fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill

On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved a $602 billion authorization bill by a vote of 23-3. The three Senators who voted no were reported as Deb Fischer (R-NB), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT). Cruz said he voted no because of the provision requiring women to register for the draft. Lee […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons Spending, Factsheets & Analysis on Pentagon Budget, Factsheets & Analysis on Russia, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation, Missile Defense, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Pentagon Budget, Press & In the News on Pentagon Budget, Russia, Security Spending, United States

May 10, 2016

Hiroshima: A Nuclear Past and Future

After weeks of speculation, it’s finally been confirmed: President Obama will make a visit to Hiroshima after the G-7 Summit later this month.

Posted in: New National Security, Non-Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Spending, Nukes of Hazard blog, Pentagon Budget, Russia, Security Spending

May 5, 2016

Reducing the Threat of HEU: Alternative Fuel for Naval Reactors

By: Cassandra Peterson The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty ensures a country’s right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy projects in a verifiable manner, but a convenient loophole places enriched uranium intended for nautical use outside of the realm of accepted safeguards. This means that some highly enriched uranium (HEU) held by the U.S. and other countries isn’t […]

Posted in: Non-Proliferation, Nukes of Hazard blog, Security Spending

May 2, 2016

Fact Sheet: Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Why Radiological Security Matters

Updated March 2021 Nuclear terrorism poses a grave threat to human life. Though less devastating than a nuclear weapon, a terrorist incident featuring radiological material is far more likely due to the abundance of these materials and a widespread lack of adequate security. Consequently, physically protecting isotopes that could be used for a nuclear weapon […]

Posted in: Factsheets & Analysis on Nuclear Weapons, Factsheets on Non-Proliferation

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