Seven of the eight retired Commanders of STRATCOM, the U.S. military command responsible for the mission of strategic deterrence and related matters, released a joint letter yesterday strongly endorsing the New START treaty. The letter can be found her…
US remains global leader in defense spending
The United States remains the global leader in defense spending, surpassing the next closest country by more than eight times. In 2008, the most recent year for which complete global data is available, the US approved $696.3 billion in defense budget …
Gottemoeller: New START affects Iran
Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation and the chief negotiator of the New START agreement, spoke to the press at the United Nations on Tuesday after a briefing with the Russian Ministry of Fore…
5,113 Nukes in the U.S. Arsenal
The United States disclosed the current size of its nuclear arsenal for the first time today: 5,113 warheads operationally deployed, kept in active reserve and held in inactive storage. This number does not include an estimated 4,600 warheads that hav…
Factsheet on the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT)
By Kingston Reif and Madeleine Foley PURPOSE OF FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY A fissile material cutoff treaty would ban the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons purposes. Fissile materials, principally highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium, are the essential ingredients for building nuclear weapons and powering nuclear reactors. The effective control and elimination […]
