Commitment to Triad Trumps Commitment to Nuclear Zero
The Obama Administration’s commitment to maintain the U.S. strategic triad appears to be fading, writes Mark Schneider, former special assistant in the Office of the… Read More
Pro-CTBT Arguments Still Unsubstantiated
The recent op-ed by James Woolsey and Keith Payne “Reconsidering the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty” (CTBT) describes the treaty as “an ineffectual gesture that could… Read More
Uncertainty Does Not Pay Off When It Comes to the U.S. Strategic Arsenal
The U.S. Minuteman III intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) force faces an uncertain future, writes Mark Schneider in his recent post on DefenseNews.com. A set of… Read More
New START’s Deadly Implications
The Obama Administration’s “reset” policy with the Russian Federation is failing in yet another important aspect of this relationship: its predictability regarding the development of… Read More
Lack of U.S. Nuclear Modernization Dangerous
The Obama Administration traded 25 percent of the U.S. operationally deployed strategic nuclear missiles for a Russian nuclear buildup in New START, a bilateral arms… Read More
A Nuclear Triangle?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s visit to China this week has again raised questions about the nature of their relationship. A recently leaked U.N. report… Read More
Skinning the Cap-and-Trade Cat with Clean Energy Standards
Speaking before a new Congress in his State of the Union address, President Obama gave an alternative suggestion for Congress now that cap and trade… Read More
Iran Sanctions: Close the Loopholes
The impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism have been undermined by loopholes that allow exemptions for humanitarian, agricultural and… Read More
Ahmadinejad Fires Foreign Minister: A Sign of Rising Internal Tensions
The sudden firing of Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki while he was abroad on a diplomatic mission lying for his country is a sign of growing… Read More
Defiant North Korea Reveals Covert Uranium Nuclear Facility
Pyongyang revealed a covert facility for enriching uranium to a visiting U.S. scientist last week. Dr. Siegfried Hecker, former head of the Los Alamos nuclear… Read More
