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Nov 5, 2007

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.

Oct 17, 2007

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.

Sep 27, 2007

The Nuclear Missile Foul-Up

The frightening B-52 incident seriously calls into question the wisdom of keeping thousands of these weapons on hair-trigger alert, ready to be launched at a moment's notice.

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."

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.

Apr 11, 2007

The Folly of New Nukes

The U.S. Department of Energy announced last month that it was moving forward with developing the so-called Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW).

Mar 7, 2007

Experts Warn New U.S. Weapon Could Jumpstart Nuclear Arms Race

A U.S. plan to develop a new hydrogen bomb could spark production of new nuclear weapons by other countries, including several foes of the Bush administration, warn some of the nation's leading arms control and disarmament advocacy groups.

Feb 14, 2007

The Audacity of Rearmament: Complex 2030

More than 15 years since the end of the cold war initiated a new era finally making major advances in nuclear disarmament possible, the Bush administration is proceeding with a radical plan to design new nuclear weapons and rebuild the U.S. nuclear weapons complex.

Dec 15, 2006

No More New Nukes, Please

The Nuclear Weapons Council (NWC), a group of senior officials from the Pentagon and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration, has announced that it is moving forward with the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program.

Apr 4, 2005

Oppose John Bolton

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.

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