An update on arms control, national security and politics from Council for a Livable World The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(C)(3) research organization. Nukes of Hazard Podcast “The Nuclear Triad” defines the three strategic delivery systems in the U.S. nuclear arsenal: land-based missiles, submarine-based missiles, and weapons delivered via […]
Pentagon Undergoes an Audit (Maybe)
By Meyer Thalheimer Last week, Pentagon officials announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) is about to begin its first ever agency-wide audit, claiming that audits will begin in 2018 and then will occur annually, with reports issued every November 15. If this were to actually happen, it would be a milestone for the DoD, […]
How Our Laws Are Made — Or Not
By John Isaacs In textbooks and civic classes, we learn congressional procedures for approving legislation. There are multiple steps in the process — whether it is a tax bill, military budget, health care, financial reform, education policy or climate change. However, as Congress becomes ever more dysfunctional, the civic class curriculum should be tossed out. […]
Council: Front and Center
An update on arms control, national security, and politics from Council for a Livable World. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(C)(3) research organization. What’s News A Nuclear Reckoning: Senators Ponder the President’s Power to Launch Armageddon. Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell wrote an op-ed in War on the Rocks discussing […]
Summary: Senate Defense Appropriations Chairman’s Mark (FY 2018)
View as PDF Top Line Total Appropriations[1] Net grand total: $643.7 billion (an increase of $51.7 billion from FY 2017) Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): $64.9 billion Emergency Funding: $4.5 billion (for missile defeat and defense enhancements) Military personnel Active Duty Forces: 1,322,500 Reserves: 816,900 Military Pay Increase: 2.4% (2.1% was requested) Select Nuclear Weapons […]
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