House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michael Turner wants to force the United States to invest in a multi-billion dollar nuclear weapons research facility that it does not need, the $6+ billion Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replacement Nuclear Facility (CMRR-NF) at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
House Armed Services Committee Gone Wild — Again
Yesterday the House Armed Services Committee marked up the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Head over to the mothership for our initial summary. If you thought last year’s version of the bill was bad, this year’s iteration includes a number of proposed funding proposals and policy provisions on nuclear weapons and missile defense that are even more extreme.
Click here, here, and here for our earlier previews of the bill.
Center Analysis on House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Cited in Global Security Newswire
House Appropriations Panel Eyes Funding Boost For Nuclear Security Programs By Douglas P. Guarino Global Security Newswire WASHINGTON – House appropriators were poised on Wednesday to consider largely endorsing the Obama administration’s nuclear arms spending plan while boosting funding in the next budget for select nuclear security programs and slashing spending on a controversial […]
Global Security Newswire Quotes Kingston Reif on Missile Defense
North Korea’s Failed Rocket Launch Prompts Missile-Defense Questions By Douglas P. Guarino Global Security Newswire April 17, 2012 North Korea’s failed rocket launch last week underscores the need for the United States to rethink missile defense spending, according to some lawmakers and arms control advocates. Click here to read the rest of the article and […]
Abilene Reporter-News Quotes Phil Coyle on BRAC
BRAC is back: Next round will focus on infrastructure excess to cut military expense By Trish Choate Abilene Reporter-News WASHINGTON — Rounds of Base Realignment and Closure in 2013 and 2015, proposed by the Pentagon, will look different from the last round of BRAC, officials say. Click here to read the rest of the article […]
