Research Analyst Samuel Hickey published an op-ed coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima in the Raleigh News & Observer. Nearly six decades ago, in the skies over Goldsboro, North Carolina, two hydrogen bombs fell from a B-52 bomber. One bomb parachute deployed, one did not. Three out of four safety […]
Shifting the Nuclear Narrative
Paul Castleman Fellow Erin Connolly wrote for the Berkley Forum about the need to shift the nuclear narrative away from deterrence and toward disarmament. “Recent efforts to highlight the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons around the seventy-fifth anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki offered an alternative perspective to the traditional narrative that nuclear weapons ended World War Two, saved […]
Defense Contractors’ Coronavirus Graft
By Jessica Budlong, Policy Intern At a time when almost 18 million Americans are unemployed, and 28 million are at risk of losing a roof over their heads, Congress may vote to pad the bank accounts of the already well-funded defense industry. The current National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is set to spend $740 billion on defense, and the […]
Op-ed: MY VIEW: Reflecting on Cape Cod’s Cold War nuclear history
Program Coordinator Abby Pokraka wrote an op-ed in her hometown newspaper, Cape Cod Times, about why every resident should know the Cape’s nuclear history and work to reduce nuclear threats in light of the 75th anniversary of the nuclear age. “Soaking in the beauty of the Cape while watching the sunset over Old Silver Beach, […]
FY 2021 Defense Appropriations Bill from House Appropriations Committee
Approved by the full Appropriations Committee on July 14 by a 30-22 vote. $694.6 billion in discretionary spending $626 billion: Base funding $68 billion: Overseas Contingency Operations Increase of $1.3 billion above the FY 2020 enacted level; $3.7 billion below the President’s request (Reminder: there is additional 050 defense funding in the Energy and Water and […]
