Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Highlights From FY2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (S. 2764)
The FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill made significant contributions to effective nuclear non-proliferation.
Diplomacy with Iran: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Don't be diverted by the Bush administration and the Iran hawks who are now on the defensive with their "neck-snapping spin." Responses from Congress and around the world indicate that direct U.S. diplomacy with Iran is an idea whose time has come.
New Intelligence Estimate on Iran Shows Options Beyond 'War Versus Capitulation'
With the right mixture of diplomatic tools, the National Intelligence Estimate presents an opportunity to break the deadlock for resolving the challenge of Iran's nuclear program without reducing ourselves to the false choice of war or capitulation.
When the Deterrent Becomes a Threat
The University of California manages Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a facility leading the development of the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead. Students and faculty at the University of California have a unique role to play in actively questioning this misguided U.S. nuclear weapons policy.
War Is Peace, Sanctions Are Diplomacy
In this comprehensive analysis, Iran expert Carah Ong explains how sanctions against Iran are punitive measures, not serious diplomacy, and how the Bush administration has never undertaken a sustained diplomatic initiative aimed either at inducing Iran to cease enriching uranium or at soothing broader US-Iranian tensions. The Bush administration's persistent refusal to take military options "off the table," combined with its intensified rhetoric against Iran, has made sanctions palatable to allies but not alleviated the political disputes that keep the US and Iran on a collision course.
Eight Senators Call For Reduced Nuclear Reprocessing Funding
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation commended eight Senators for urging funding cuts to the Department of Energy (DOE)'s efforts to resume nuclear spent fuel reprocessing.
Bush Administration Should Halt Nuclear Development
The University of California manages Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a facility leading the development of the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead or RRW.
Terrorists, Trafficking, and WMD Still the Greatest Danger
Debate about the intersection of terrorism and illicit nuclear materials is often bleak and holds a disconcerting outlook for international security.
Threats and Capacities
What is security? What makes us - as individuals, communities or nations - insecure?
One Mistake Too Many
Much to the disbelief of military officials and nuclear experts, on 30 August an American B-52 bomber accidentally carried six nuclear-armed cruise missiles from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman announced this week at the International Atomic Energy Agency that the United States would declare another 9 metric tons of plutonium as excess material, "enough to make over 1,000 nuclear weapons."
It's Past Time to Sit Down with Iran
The drumbeat for American action against Iran has steadily grown over the past year. The latest call to arms came during congressional testimony on the situation in Iraq by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
Pressure Pakistan over Khan
President Pervez Musharraf's current domestic political troubles provide the United States with an opportunity to put something back on the table that should never have been taken off.
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Highlights From House Appropriations Committee Action on the FY 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3222)
The House Appropriations Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 3222) on July 25.
Analysis of U.S.-Russian Statements on Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited President George W. Bush at Kennebunkport, Maine, to emphasize areas of agreement and cooperation between the United States and Russia.
Analysis of Senate Armed Services Committee Action on the FY2008 Defense Authorization Bill (S. 1585)
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) completed its markup of S. 1585, the FY2008 Defense Authorization bill, on May 25, 2007.
Trafficking in Destruction
Time is running out. Our efforts to limit weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation and prevent terrorists, private actors, or rogue states from using such materials for their destructive ends are not making adequate progress.
Analysis of House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Markup: FY2008 Defense Authorization (H.R. 1585)
On May 2, 2007, the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee completed its markup of H.R. 1585, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
House Continuing Resolution H. J. Con. 20 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Highlights
The House Appropriations Committee approved and submitted to the full House its draft of the continuing resolution which will take the place of FY07 Appropriations bills and run until September 30, 2007.
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