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Oct 1, 2007

Threats and Capacities

What is security? What makes us - as individuals, communities or nations - insecure?

Sep 21, 2007

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.

Sep 21, 2007

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."

Sep 21, 2007

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.

Aug 31, 2007

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.

Aug 2, 2007

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.

Jul 13, 2007

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.

Jul 9, 2007

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.

Jun 1, 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.

May 4, 2007

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.

Jan 31, 2007

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.

Nov 16, 2006

Blow Up This Nuclear Deal

Despite having pursued a covert nuclear weapons program for decades while most countries foreswore the right to acquire nuclear weapons, India is out of the nuclear dog house.

Nov 23, 2004

Final Spending Bill Provides Victories for Non-Proliferation

The conference committee on the Energy and Water Development portion of the bill gave a boost to U.S. nonproliferation programs by providing, overall, $75.7 million more than the Administration request.

Oct 21, 2004

Congressional Action on Non-Proliferation: 2004 in Review

As Americans prepare to vote in the Presidential election of 2004, attention to foreign affairs and international security issues is more pronounced than ever.

Oct 18, 2004

Arms Control Experts Call for Permanent U.N. Body for WMD Investigations

Such a body would have both the expertise and the authority to investigate charges of illegal WMD activity by a nation.

Oct 1, 2004

Proliferation is Top Threat: Debate Rhetoric Must Lead to Action

The Center agrees that there is no greater danger than that posed by loose materials falling into the hands of terrorists or rogue nations developing a nuclear weapons capability.

Aug 15, 2004

Proliferation in South Asia: Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan

In February 2004, as Libya renounced its nuclear weapons programs and began to divulge its related secrets, disturbing facts came to light about the father of Pakistan’s nuclear program, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan.

Aug 11, 2004

Senator Lugar Speech to the National Press Club: Nunn-Lugar in an Election Year

Lugar notes the serious need to secure the global nuclear weapons stockpile.

Jun 10, 2004

Non-Proliferation Update: House Energy and Water Appropriations

The Subcommittee rejected all funds requested by the Bush Administration for new nuclear weapons,modern pit facility construction, and enhanced test readiness. At the same time, the Subcommittee approved the full request for Department of Energy Non-Proliferation programs.

Jun 2, 2004

Congressional Staff Briefing - Pakistan and the Nuclear Supermarket: Assessing the Damage

Ambassador Husain Haqqani, journalist and former diplomat from Pakistan spoke about Pakistan’s nuclear program and the nuclear black market developed by A.Q. Khan.

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