On the radar: Nuclear sub costs threaten other programs; Pickering, Cartwright, & Sadjadpour at SFRC; Food aid deal called off; CRS on Iran, Israel, and North Korea; DOE’s spiraling cost estimates; CTBT report tomorrow; the Never-ending Cold War; the Case for disarmament; and Save our missiles.
On the radar: 2nd term Republican presidents; 21st century strategy vs. political point scoring; Bad policy “capable” of green-lighting war; Seoul Communiqué; Sub delay may lead to a cut; Procurement ahead of policy; and How North Korea moves its missiles.
On the radar: Being grown ups, talking with Russia; Fortenberry and Schiff on the Summit; Reducing Cold War arsenals; Funds, Jobs, and the SSBN(X) Delay; Why Turkey won’t go nuclear; Venue undecided for P5+1; SFRC hearing on Iran; At the margins of the summit; Shultz: modernize Open Skies; Putin’s BMD politics; and Photos from GTRI in Mexico.
On the radar: Big speech in Seoul; Will it fly for $55b; BMD and elections; Kristof sees expert consensus on Iran; Ukraine gets rid of HEU; President of Kazakhstan on being nuclear-free; O’Hanlon and Riedel on Iran; and Nuclear security in budget pinch.
On the radar: Experts highlight nuclear materials security; the Real question on Iran; Sen. Feinstein on NNSA cost overruns; Iranian nuke still not imminent; New START, missile cuts, and election politics; Heinonen on nonproliferation challenges; National Academy’s CTBT report; and Nuclear Drone Plan Nixed.
On the radar: Military leaders’ proposal to avoid nuclear war; A Trial marriage on missile defense; Next round of Iran talks; Perspective on the North Korea satellite launch; Steps to prevent nuclear terrorism; Feinstein on nuke funding; Broad engagement with Iran; and Gates urges caution on Iran.
On the radar: Costly and unaccountable; The only option with Iran; Times change, as do force postures; Negotiating space; Report: Iran’s Internal Politics; Assumed but undeclared in North Korea; Iran sanctions waived for 11 countries; Picking a warhead for LRSO; Why Kazakhstan left the nuclear club; and Aussies for zero.
On the radar: Heeding military commanders’ advice; Nuclear Spending and New START; Maddow in Mexico reporting on GTRI; War games look grim; Obama Nowruz message; Latest Goldberg prediction on Israeli strike; North Korea update; Call for transparency on tac nukes; and Acton reduces expectations.