The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. WHY CONGRESS SHOULDN’T FUND A NEW SEA-LAUNCHED NUKE It’s a $252 million missile system the U.S. Navy doesn’t even want, and that goes against sound military doctrine, so why does its funding keep getting brought back up for a vote in […]
Council: Front and Center: July 21, 2024
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. SENTINEL MISSILE SYSTEM EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT At the beginning of this year, the Air Force reported to Congress that the program meant to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), known as the Sentinel, was 37% over […]
Council: Front and Center: June 15, 2024
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE SENTINEL MISSILE SYSTEM In recent weeks, we have been highlighting the costs and risks associated with the Sentinel missile. Although a long-planned element of U.S. nuclear modernization, vast cost overruns have raised serious issues as to Sentinel’s viability. The […]
Op-Ed: Where’s the Accountability? Congress Must Get Answers Before Spending More on Missile Program
Executive Director John Tierney wrote an op-ed in Newsweek on the need for greater oversight over the Sentinel missile’s budget overruns. Increasing costs are common in many industries but pose an insidious challenge for military acquisitions. Should a construction project, for example, go over budget, it can be canceled. However, if a defense system runs into increased […]
Statement on the Death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Others
(MAY 20—WASHINGTON) The Council for a Livable World issues the following statement on behalf of its Board of Directors and of Executive Director and former Congressman John Tierney in the wake of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and others: “Our condolences are extended to the Iranian people in this uncertain […]
