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Rushing to Failure, Again
Hit or Miss, Sunday’s Missile Defense Test Will Not Justify Expansion By Tom Z. Collina In 2004, President George W. Bush began fielding the Ground-Based Missile Defense (GMD) system that is in place today, composed of 30 interceptor missiles in … Continue reading
Congress Wants the Facts on Nuclear Weapons Costs
The House Made the Right Call to Support Annual Cost Estimates. By Tom Z. Collina The House just passed an amendment offered by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to require annual updates to … Continue reading
European Missile Defense No Answer to Russia
The just-passed House Armed Services Committee plan to accelerate U.S. missile defense deployments in Poland to counter Russian action in Ukraine is all bark and no bite. By Tom Z. Collina The United States has a strategic interest in establishing … Continue reading
Rubio Approach on INF Treaty Concerns Is Counterproductive
By Tom Z. Collina (UPDATED March 29) Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and other members of Congress are right to be concerned that Russia may not be complying with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The State Department confirmed in … Continue reading
Posted in INF Treaty, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged Crimea, INF Treaty, New START, Russia, Sen. Marco Rubio, Treaty Violations, Ukraine
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The Nuclear Triad, for Less
By Tom Z. Collina Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned this week that “tough, tough choices are coming” if the Pentagon is forced to make deep spending cuts, as required by law. Options on the table include slashing 20,000 to 30,000 … Continue reading
Posted in New START, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S. defense budget
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Blame the Mission, Not the Missileers
By Tom Z. Collina In the wake of alarming reports that some Air Force nuclear-armed missile operators have been cheating on performance tests, using drugs, napping on duty, failing to follow safety rules, and more, the Pentagon announced Jan. 23 … Continue reading
The Week Ahead Jan. 20-27: Iran Nuclear Deal Implemented; Downwinders Day
This bulletin highlights significant events in the world of arms control in the coming days, as compiled by staff and friends of the Arms Control Association. For more news and analysis on these and other weapons-related security issues, consider subscribing to ACA’s … Continue reading
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