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Looking for defense cuts? Go nuclear

Posted on August 2, 2011

By Tom Z. Collina The following entry was originally posted on The Hill’s Congress Blog on August 2, 2011. As the dust settles on the just-passed budget deal, one thing is becoming clear: there is now high-level bipartisan agreement that … Continue reading →

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In any language, Nuevo START es vital para la seguridad nacional

Posted on November 11, 2010

By Daryl G. Kimball The United States Senate reconvenes next week for its post-election lame duck session and has an opportunity to overcome the partisan divide of the election season to support ratification of the New START. If they can … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Message to India: Proliferation Violations Don’t Have Consequences

Posted on November 6, 2010

By Daryl G. Kimball Today in Mumbai, President Barack Obama told U.S.-Indian business leaders that he would seek India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)–the nuclear technology control organization established in 1975 in response to India’s first nuclear weapon … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Deja Vu All Over Again: “Daisy Girl” Ad Revived to Move the Senate to Act on New START

Posted on November 5, 2010

By Daryl G. Kimball A 21st Century version of Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 “Daisy Girl” campaign ad has been produced by the American Values Network in an effort to urge the Senate to provide its advice and consent for ratification of … Continue reading →

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New START After the Mid-Term Election

Posted on November 3, 2010

By Daryl G. Kimball Following the Nov. 2 U.S. mid-term election, Congressional leaders and the White House now must shift from campaign mode to governing mode. That will be tough for many, but is necessary for the health and security … Continue reading →

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Under Obama, U.S. Nuclear Alert Policy Still Stuck in the Cold War

Posted on October 29, 2010

By Daryl Kimball In a September 2008 Arms Control Today Presidential Q & A, then-candidate for president Barack Obama committed “to working with Russia and other nuclear-armed states to make deep cuts in global [nuclear weapons] stockpiles by the end … Continue reading →

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