The bill totals $696.5 billion, including $631.5 billion for base requirements and $65 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations account. The bill was approved by the House Armed Services Committee on June 28, 2017 by a 60-1 vote. The measure is likely to be considered on the House floor the week of July 10. The Senate passed […]
Council: Front and Center July 1
NUKES OF HAZARD PODCAST: The Cloud of Nuclear Winter In 1961, the Soviet Union tested the largest nuclear weapon in history. At about 3,800 times more powerful than the bombs used against Japan, the effects were unimaginable. This episode dives into this, and other harrowing stories of nuclear testing, and includes an interview with Dr. […]
Congress Tackles Annual Pentagon Bills
Congress’s schedule for the week of June 26, the last week before the 4th of July recess, will be a three-ring circus on national security issues. Council for a Livable World is following all the circus rings, and trying to influence the direction of the bills in the face of challenging demographics on all relevant […]
NDAA FY18 Watch – Problematic Provisions Regarding Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Stability
The following provisions are currently included in the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act that will be considered by the full House Armed Services Committee this week. Provision: Limits Funds to Extend New START No funding can be used to extend the Russia-U.S. arms control agreement known as New START beyond 2021 until the President certifies […]
Council: Front and Center June 24
WHAT’S NEWS: Time to Negotiate With North Korea In an op-ed in U.S. News and World Report, Amb. Thomas Graham Jr., a Center National Advisory Board Member, explains why diplomacy is the only practical option with North Korea. To read the op-ed, click here. North Korea Won’t Be Solved Without South Korea In an op-ed in […]
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