Center Applauds Request from Nine Senators to Cut Nuclear Reprocessing Funding
Apr 28, 2008
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation commended nine senators who urged funding cuts last week to the Department of Energy's efforts to both resume nuclear spent fuel reprocessing in the United States and to reuse nuclear weapons-usable material in domestic and foreign power reactors pursuant to the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership.
Lt. General Robert Gard Named New Chairman of Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Apr 23, 2008
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation announced today that Lieutenant General Robert G. Gard, Jr. (USA, ret.) will become its new Chairman. Gard, who has served as Senior Military Fellow at the Center since 2003, will succeed outgoing Chairman Dudley Herschbach, a Nobel Prize-winning Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University.
$9 Billion for Bio Weapons Prevention and Defense in 2009, Total Spending Since 2001 Over $57 Billion
Apr 15, 2008
In a new analysis released today, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation reports that the U.S. government has spent or allocated over $48 billion to address the threat of biological weapons since September 2001. For FY2009, the Bush administration is proposing an additional $9 billion in bioweapons-related spending, approximately $2.5 billion (or 4%) more than the amount Congress appropriated in FY2008.
Enabling India to Expand Its Production of Nuclear Weapons and Bomb-grade Material Increases Terrorist Risk
Apr 9, 2008
As U.S. and Indian officials continue to press for the U.S.-India nuclear trade deal, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation cautioned against the increased risk that terrorists might gain access to nuclear weapons materials in India as a result of the deal.
Star Wars Turns 25 Years Old, but Effective and Capable Missile Defense Still Elusive
Mar 26, 2008
In a new policy update released today, experts at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation reiterated that ground-based mid-course missile defense has not demonstrated that it is effective in accomplishing its mission or capable of defending the territory of the United States.
Administration Circumvents the Will of Congress by Requesting Only $70 Billion for Wars in 2009
Feb 1, 2008
With the Bush administration set to request next week only a $70 billion chunk of its total Fiscal Year 2009 war budget, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation criticized the administration for circumventing the will of Congress and requesting only partial funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
As Substitute for Diplomacy, $20 Billion Arms Deal Falls Short
Jan 14, 2008
As the Bush administration today initiated the formal 30-day notification process for the proposed sale of 900 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) to Saudi Arabia, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation released a report accusing the administration of using deadly technologies as the flawed currency of friendship with foreign nations.
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