Recent ACA Issue Briefs- Renewed U.S.-Led Nuclear Weapons Risk Reduction Steps Are Necessary and Overdue June 14, 2013 Tim Farnsworth
- East Coast Missile Defense: A Rush to Failure June 10, 2013 Tim Farnsworth
- Closing the Deal on a Robust Global Arms Trade Treaty March 11, 2013 Tim Farnsworth
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Worldwide Threat Assessment (2013)
By Greg Thielmann The “Worldwide Threat Assessment,” which Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presented to the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 12, contains some closely-watched language on evolving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation threats. Although this year’s edition … Continue reading
Senator Lugar Honored for National Security Work
By Kelsey Davenport The American Security Project (ASP) honored Senator Richard Lugar (R–Ind.) on Wednesday for his extensive contributions to national security as the first recipient of an ASP award for leadership in national security. ASP will annually present “the … Continue reading
Is All Hope LOST for the Law of the Sea Treaty?
By Lauren Weiss Despite the United States’ vital role in crafting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the 1970s and amending it in 1994, the treaty has never come to a vote in the Senate. … Continue reading
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About Time: Bill to Enhance Nuclear Security Moves through House
By Benjamin Kagel Legislation necessary to ratify two international treaties that improve nuclear security and strengthen measures to prevent nuclear terrorism finally passed the House of Representatives on June 28 after multiple failed attempts to bring U.S. federal code in … Continue reading
Summit Successes Over Seoul-ed?
By Benjamin Kagel and Kelsey Davenport A panel of four foreign policy experts weighed in on missed opportunities from the recent nuclear security summit, held March 26-27 in Seoul, South Korea. Speaking at the National Press Club last Friday, the … Continue reading
Rep. Turner, Sen. Kyl Try to Rewrite Terms of New START Resolution of Ratification
By Rob Golan-Vilella and Daryl G. Kimball Last December, the Senate approved the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) by a vote of 71-26. In the context of the treaty’s consideration, a number of Senators expressed their support for … Continue reading
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Tagged Arms Control Treaties, US National Security
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Next Week: Grading the Obama Administration’s Conventional Arms Control Record
By Jeff Abramson With news out of Egypt that U.S. manufactured goods are being used to suppress protests, an administration overhauling its export control system, and notifications to Congress in 2010 of record-breaking potential arms sales (including more than $60 … Continue reading
Provide for the Common Defense: Bolton and Yoo Attack New START
By Matt Sugrue There are certain openings that let you know that you’re in for an experience: the first five minutes of the first Lord of the Rings film, Eli “Paperboy” Reed’s soul scream at the start of the song … Continue reading
China and New START
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue and Scoville Fellow Rob Golan-Vilella In an op-ed for the New York Post, Heritage Foundation analyst Peter Brookes warns against New START on the grounds that treaty reductions may increase the strategic threat from China’s … Continue reading
Iraq WMD Intelligence Errors Show Value of Verification
By ACA Intern Matt Sugrue In his mea culpa op-ed for the Washington Post, Matt Miller reflects on how he, and others, was convinced by faulty intelligence that Saddam Hussein was pursuing nuclear weapons. Without opening up all of the … Continue reading
