House Armed Services Committee Gone Wild -- Again
On May 9 the House Armed Services Committee approved the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56-5. The bill provides $554 billion for national defense (function 050)....
View ArticleRemarks at Event on Tightening the Nuclear Nonproliferation Rules
Below are remarks delivered by Kingston Reif at a May 16 event co-hosted by the Nuclear Policy Education Center and the Foreign Policy Initiative to discuss the "Gold Standard" for nuclear cooperation...
View ArticleHASC Bill Shows GOP Stuck in Cold War; Reduce SSBN-X, Nukes
Lt. General Robert Gard and Kingston Reif have written an oped entitled, "HASC Bill Shows GOP Stuck in Cold War; Reduce SSBN-X, Nukes," that was originally featured in AOL Defense on May 21, 2012....
View ArticleFact Sheet: Statements Against a Military Attack on Iran
U.S. Military Officials“If they [Iranians] have the intent, all the weapons in the world are not going to change that.”-Gen. Cartwright, former Vice Chairman of the JCS, February 24“The current...
View ArticleA Review of the House Version of the Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization...
On May 16 the House approved the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 299-120.The bill provides $554 billion for national defense (function 050). This is an increase of...
View ArticleNuclear Shields, Dull Swords
By Matthew FargoEarlier this month, Global Zero’s U.S. Nuclear Policy Commission, chaired by former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright, issued a report reevaluating US...
View ArticleNATO: Still Fighting the Last (Cold) War
By Lesley McNieshAt the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago, the alliance had the chance to make changes that would more efficiently address 21st Century security challenges. Instead, it chose to remain mired...
View ArticleRemarks at Stimson Center Event on the Nuclear Weapons Budget
Below are remarks delivered by Kingston Reif at a June 5 event hosted by the Stimson Center to discuss the release of a new report published by Stimson's Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense...
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Council for a Livable World 50th Anniversary Celebration
Senator Al Franken addresses the crowd at the Council's 50th anniversary celebration.On June 6, 2012, Council for a Livable World, along with its sister organizations Center for Arms Control and...
View ArticleDiplomacy Is the Only Way Forward with Iran
Published in the Union Daily Times in Union, South Carolina on June 1, 2012.Negotiators from the United States, the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council, and Germany recently met...
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