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Nuclear Posture Review likely to call for deep cuts

Posted on Mar 3 2010 2:52 pm
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National Public Radio

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 >>

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Arms control leaders convene major policy strategy session at Ploughshares Fund

Posted on Jan 12 2010 3:25 pm
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The Cable / Foreign Policy

About 50 senior think tank and advocacy executives packed the K Street conference room of the Ploughshares Fund to strategize and rally the troops for the upcoming policy war. "This is going to be the fight of our lives," said Ploughshares Fund President Joe Cirincione shortly after the meeting concluded today. Read more >>

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Nuclear Posture Review delayed until mid to late March

Posted on Feb 26 2010 12:41 pm
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Foreign Policy

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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Nuclear Posture Review to reduce regional role of nuclear weapons

Posted on Feb 25 2010 9:52 am
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FAS Strategic Security Blog

Hans M. Kristensen of the Ploughshares-funded Federation of American Scientists analyzes the Quadrennial Defense Review recently published by the Pentagon, noting new regional deterrence architectures, and the debate about a nuclear withdrawal from Europe.

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Nuclear Posture Review and Declaratory Policy

Posted on Jan 28 2010 11:43 am
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Arms Control Wonk

The Pentagon-led Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), expected to be released in March, will establish policies for the U.S. nuclear deterrent over the next five to ten years. Arms Control Wonk blogger and Ploughshares Fund grantee Jeffrey Lewis describes the NPR debate over “declaratory” policy, or public statements about the role of U.S. nuclear weapons, as between those who want to declare that the “sole purpose” of U.S. Read more >>

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