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Cartwright, Hagel, Burt and Pickering call for Steep Reductions
On the radar: 900 warheads, no launch-ready alert, cut ICBMs; Veto threat for NDAA nuclear provisions; Iran to launch satellite next week; Kodak’s bomb-grade uranium; China presses North not to test; Not good for New Mexicans; Appropriators vs. authorizers on BMD; and Lost meets The Hunt for Red October. Read more »
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Posted on May 16, 2012
The Case Against CMRR
On the radar: A $6 billion boondoggle; Options for budget savings; HASC micromanages the arsenal; Scene setting for Baghdad; Admin on returning nukes to ROK; Cartwright calls for nuke cuts; Kyl’s case for missile defense; Iran and the IAEA; and 25 years after landing in Red Square. Read more »
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Posted on May 15, 2012
Military Leaders Protest Unnecessary Spending
On the radar: Generals don’t want added BMD; Panetta objects to HASC bill; Manned or unmanned; Intercept on Youtube; Nukes back to Korea; HASC gone wild; the Case against the East Coast shield; and the Adventures of Kim Jong Un. Read more »
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Posted on May 11, 2012
Unwanted, Unnecessary, and Unaffordable
On the radar: Americans favor nuclear spending cuts; The HASC mark; CMRR budget shuffle; Trumping the Air Force on the bomber; BMD on the East Coast; 12 subs; Putin staying home; B-61 mismanagement and costs; Albright and Heinonen on talking with Tehran; Spring cleaning at Parchin; and Burying the element from hell. Read more »
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Posted on May 10, 2012
Misplaced Priorities on CMRR and Other Nuclear Excesses
On the radar: HASC pushes for CMRR funding; Excess nuclear spending; East Coast BMD strategically unnecessary; Sen. Lugar defeated in primary; Pifer on cooperative missile defense; Amb. Daalder on NATO seating charts; Double standard on nonpro; Washington’s war of words with Iran; No arms race after Agni V; and the Beginnings of overkill. Read more »
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Posted on May 9, 2012
Authorizers Push for More Nuclear Spending
On the radar: HASC plus ups for CMRR, subs and warheads; Nuclear boondoggles; Opportunity with Pakistan; Israeli politics and Iran; Delays for MOX; Russia seeks BMD guarantees; Assessing North Korea’s nuclear threat; and a Nuclear poll. Read more »
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Posted on May 8, 2012
Washington Gearing Up for Battle on Nuclear Trade Deals
On the radar: The anti-nonproliferation lobby; West calls for urgent practical steps; Iran talks after Sarko; Debunking the BMD myth; Shadow NATO summit; and Projectile dysfunction. Read more »
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Posted on May 7, 2012
Modest Expectations for Baghdad Talks
On the radar: Officials and experts look for progress in Baghdad; NAS questions missile defense plans; Options for influencing China; Post-strike scenarios; Bipartisan support for nonpro budget; Israeli officials on Iran; and NUKEMAP goes viral. Read more »
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Posted on May 4, 2012
What to Expect in Chicago on NATO Nuclear Policy
On the radar: Not much; Kristensen report on NSNW; Russian General gets some headlines; Gen. Jacoby on East Coast missile defense; Senators question rising MOX costs; Playing politics with diplomacy; and Waiting on a GMD test. Read more »
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Posted on May 3, 2012
Fake Missiles, Real Program
On the radar: Forecasting from North Korea’s fakes; U.S. has 2,150 operational warheads; Detecting a test; BMD sim; Nuke budget charts; Counter-smuggling; Sanctions expectations; and Re-discovering the bomb. Read more »
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Posted on May 2, 2012