Nov 14, 2008
If the United States and countries around the world are serious about preventing a nuclear attack by a terrorist group, efforts to contain the threat at its source need serious attention. In this new policy brief, Travis Sharp and Erica Poff analyze the threat of nuclear terrorism and offer five policy recommendations that should be pursued immediately.
Oct 17, 2008
Over the past several months, a handful of conservative security analysts have begun to argue for upgrading the current U.S. nuclear arsenal. In this commentary, Executive Director John Isaacs dismantles the argument for bolstering America’s “nuclear deterrent,” which of course is a euphemism for building more new nuclear weapons.
Oct 17, 2008
The U.S.-India nuclear agreement is an unneeded and potentially disastrous Bush administration initiative that undermines a 30-year nonproliferation policy pioneered by the United States and adopted by 189 nations.
Oct 17, 2008
This updated resource provides a side-by-side comparison of Barack Obama and John McCain on 15 key arms control issues.
Oct 6, 2008
Despite much frustration, now is not the time to abandon continued engagement with North Korea, especially given its danger of reopening its reprocessing facility and producing additional nuclear weapons material. The alternative to engagement is the potential resumption of nuclear weapons production by North Korea, an outcome that poses a grave threat to international security.
Sep 25, 2008
With members of Congress eager to leave town for the campaign trail, and Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 starting on October 1, Congress slapped together a consolidated appropriations package that includes several appropriations bills and a continuing resolution (known as a 'CR') all rolled into one. The package provides $487.7 billion in total defense funding, $4 billion less than the administration's request but 6.2 percent above the FY2008 funding level.
Sep 24, 2008
Congress decided to skip the normal conference procedure for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Defense Authorization bill (S.3001). Working together, the House and Senate produced a joint bill that now must gain final approval from the House and Senate before it can be sent to President Bush for his signature. The bill fully authorizes the administration’s $542.5 billion National Defense (function 050) request. The bill also authorizes $68.5 billion in "bridge" funding for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, for a “base” budget plus “bridge” budget grand total of $611.1 billion.
Sep 23, 2008
A list of quotes from prominent members of Congress and editorial and opinion pieces from newspapers across the country stressing the importance of maintaining positive relations with Russia.
Sep 19, 2008
Thirty four independent experts and organizations sent a letter to members of Congress recently asking them to resist pressure to rush toward approving the U.S.-India nuclear agreement in its current form.
Sep 8, 2008
The first rule of physicians is “Do No Harm.” The first rule of a nation’s reprisals should be “Do No Harm to Yourself.” Yet in the wake of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, both the United States and Russia are considering reckless steps aimed at the other country that could be startlingly self-destructive.
Sep 2, 2008
On August 25, 2008, the Nuclear Energy Institute released a fact sheet for press at the Democratic National Convention claiming that “Nuclear power plants and the proliferation of nuclear weapons are not linked.” This statement assumes that sensitive nuclear technologies will not spread. However, Bush's current proposal for reprocessing poses consequences for the spread of nuclear weapons-usable material throughout the world.
Sep 2, 2008
After being on life support for nearly a year, the U.S.-India nuclear deal is back in a big way. With time running out before the U.S. Congress is set to adjourn on September 26, both India and the United States are racing to finalize the deal as quickly as possible. This rush to completion, however, could have disastrous consequences. The deal violates U.S. law, hurts American businesses, and undermines U.S. nonproliferation objectives.
Aug 19, 2008
The Bush administration intended for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) to jump-start a global nuclear power revival without the attendant proliferation risks. But as the administration comes to a close, the partnership has only heightened proliferation concerns, leaving GNEP's future murky. In this new article published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online, Leonor Tomero, Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, explains how GNEP's stakeholders - both domestic and foreign - will likely move forward even if GNEP does not.
Aug 15, 2008
The Bush administration intended for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) to jump-start a global nuclear power revival without the attendant proliferation risks. But as the administration comes to a close, the partnership has only heightened proliferation concerns, leaving GNEP's future murky. In this new article published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online, Leonor Tomero, Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, explains how GNEP's stakeholders - both domestic and foreign - will likely move forward even if GNEP does not.
Aug 6, 2008
Given the many outstanding questions and contradictions that have yet to be resolved, the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the U.S. Congress must not be bullied into making a hasty decision on the U.S.-India nuclear deal. The Bush administration's desire to complete the deal before it leaves office cannot be allowed to come to fruition at the expense of key U.S. nonproliferation objectives.
Aug 4, 2008
The Bush administration intended for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) to jump-start a global nuclear power revival without the attendant proliferation risks. But as the administration comes to a close, the partnership has only heightened proliferation concerns, leaving GNEP's future murky. In this new article published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online, Leonor Tomero, Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, explains how GNEP's stakeholders - both domestic and foreign - will likely move forward even if GNEP does not.
Jul 31, 2008
In this letter published in the Wall Street Journal Asia, Kingston Reif and Leonor Tomero highlight three fatal flaws contained in the U.S.-India nuclear deal.
Jul 28, 2008
The same neoconservatives who dominated the Bush administration for almost eight years are now screaming like stuck pigs over the administration's latest moves on North Korea. You would have thought that the heathens had been let into the temple - or, even worse, that W. had appointed Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) or Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) to Cabinet positions.
Jul 14, 2008
In a campaign that features back and forth on issues large and small, where Barack Obama and John McCain disagree on everything from taxes to offshore drilling to Social Security to Iraq, it is amazing how much agreement there is on nuclear weapons issues. As Executive Director John Isaacs told the Los Angeles Times on July 13, "We'll have major progress on nuclear issues no matter who is elected." In this short analysis, Isaacs lists seven areas of agreement, and six of disagreement, between Obama and McCain on nuclear weapons issues.
Jul 14, 2008
In his July 7 op-ed piece, "New Life for the India Nuclear Pact," Bill Emmott said that Congress must not allow India's close ties with Iran to hold up the U.S.-India nuclear deal and that the deal is worth pursuing. In reality, the India-Iran relationship should be cause for concern.
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