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 […]
Council: Front and Center: June 15, 2019
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. WHAT’S GOING ON IN IRAN? Is this a new Gulf of Tonkin incident? Reports of Iran bombing a Japanese tanker while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Tehran surfaced Thursday morning, with the United States […]
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.
Council One Of 64 Organizations to Tell Congress: Halt a March to War with Iran
In light of President Trump and John Bolton’s dangerous escalations against Iran and a forthcoming intelligence briefing on Capitol Hill this afternoon, more than 60 organizations sent a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation to halt a march to war with Iran. The full text of the letter is below. To: Members […]
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