There is no official number that tells American citizens how much our government is spending on nuclear weapons. In fact, we are not even precisely sure how many nuclear weapons we have. Read more »
The threat of nuclear terrorism "is the rational behind next week's Nuclear Security Summit here in Washington, DC," said Alexandra Toma, co-chair of the Fissile Materials Working Group (and a former Ploughshares Fund staff member), as she welcomed reporters to a press briefing about the summit. "The twin threats of nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation represent the most serious challenge Read more »
Almost one year to the day after the President outlined his vision for a nuclear weapon-free future in a speech in Prague, the Obama Administration released its long-awaited Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) today. Read more »
As the Obama Administration prepares to release its overdue Nuclear Posture Review next week, Jonathan Schell writes that "it will give the administration's answer to the key questions: What nuclear forces should the United States deploy? Why? What, if anything, does the United States propose to do with them?" Read more »
Huffington Post
President Obama's new nuclear security agenda has had to weather a brutal political environment, cynics inside and outside the administration, and Cold War politics in both Russia and the U.S. Senate. But one year after his historic speech in Prague, Obama has forged internal administration consensus, lined up his initiatives, and and won congressional supporters. Read more »
The debate within the Obama Adminstration that has delayed release of the congressionally-mandated Nuclear Posture Review centers on the fundamental question regarding nuclear weapons: What are they for? Regardless of whether the final document states that the weapons exist solely for the purpose of deterring a nuclear attack, or takes a broader view, the change will be significant, MIT's Jim Walsh told NPR. "In contrast to the Bush administration nuclear policy, we have a statement that is going to come out and say, 'We Read more »
The release of the Obama Administration's review of its nuclear strategy will be delayed even further, as government stakeholders continue to debate what options to ultimately present to the President, the Senate Armed Services Committee has confirmed. Ploughshares Fund's experts comment on the delay: Read more »
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