Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with CQ Roll Call about Senate efforts to build new plutonium pits. Both Heinrich and Graham are looking to lock into law the target of 80 pits, but South Carolina would benefit more from the Senate’s approach, according to John Isaacs, senior fellow at the Council for a Livable World, […]
5 Reasons Why You Should #NukeVote2020
By Anna Schumann The 2020 Democratic presidential primary is officially underway. We expect to hear from the candidates about a lot of important issues, like health care, the environment and government spending. But we also hope to hear a lot about nuclear weapons policy issues — not only because policy surrounding the world’s most dangerous […]
Important House Victories on Key Nuclear Weapons Issues: Key Votes on Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill
By John Isaacs Elections have consequences. Having Democrats as chairs of key committees — Rep. Adam Smith (WA) on Armed Services, Pete Visclosky (IN) on Defense Appropriations and Nita Lowey (NY) on the full Appropriations Committee — has consequences. The new House of Representatives last evening voted against funding the low yield W76-2 nuclear warhead […]
‘My way or the highway’: An approach to the NDAA debate
Senior Fellow John Isaacs spoke with CQ about the process behind the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act floor debate. “Instead, the Senate will hold a shadow debate with few — or more likely zero — serious votes and virtually total avoidance of substantive policy-making. Instead, Republicans and Democrats will come together on the lowest common […]
4 Reasons Why We Don’t Need “Low-Yield” Nukes
The Trump Administration wants new “low-yield” or “tactical” nuclear weapons, arguing they will better deter America’s adversaries and make nuclear war less likely. Here are four reasons why we don’t need them.
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