Removing longstanding U.S. policy on “limited” national missile defense is financially reckless, exceptionally destabilizing, and detrimental to U.S. national security. President Obama should consider vetoing the latest National Defense Authorization bill based on this provision alone. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hazel Correa hcorrea@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 x2115 Washington, DC – Since 1997, Congress has mandated that the policy […]
Major Differences Between House, Senate, & Conference Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bills
Click here for a PDF version. Additional Resources: Senate Report on NDAA House Report on NDAA Conference Bill Summary (House) FUNDING, TROOP LEVELS AND POLICY ISSUES Total funding in the conference report: $618.7 billion, including $59.5 billion in the Overseas Contingency Budget [HASC Bill summary] House: Uses $18 billion in the OCO account to pay […]
Senior Fellow John Isaacs on U.S.-Russia relations
Read the full piece in Medium President-elect Donald Trump has long bragged about his ability to negotiate good deals. The opening line of his 1987 book claims: “Deals are my art form.” A good test of that facility will come when he is dealing leader-to-leader with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Read the full piece […]
Cost of U.S. Nuclear Triad Modernization: $1 Trillion
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Executive Director John Tierney on High-Alert Nuclear Missiles
Read the full piece in The Huffington Post. Imagine having minutes – perhaps as few as six by the time the issue is brought to the President’s attention – to determine the fate of every living person on the planet. This may sound like a philosophical thought experiment, but under current policy, this scenario could […]
