On the radar: Ballooning bomber budget; Gottemoeller confirmed; Iran meets criteria for sanctions relief installment; Task force launched on reducing NATO nuclear weapons; Diplomats optimistic about Iran nuclear negotiations; Being realistic about missile defense; ICBMs harder than they look; Goals for the Nuclear Security Summit; UPF gets more expensive; and China’s concerns on Japan’s plutonium.
On the radar: More bombs, less nonproliferation; FY2015 Budget Highlights; Air Force abandons bomber estimate; MOX axed; Making headway with Iran; North Korea report; Russia plans more ICBM launches; and Your own strategic bomber, bids start at $3 million.
On the radar: Balancing more weapons with less nuclear security; MOX plant gets the budget ax; Budget can’t decide what American security needs; New proposal goes hand over fist for missile defense; Nuclear weapons downplayed in Quadrennial Defense Review; Understanding the crisis in Crimea and its nuclear weapons legacy; US downplays Russian ICBM test; Preventing war through diplomacy; and New Mexico says it’s OK to leave nuclear waste in parking lot.
Ukraine, Russia and the Legacy of Nuclear WeaponsOn the radar: Would nuclear weapons in Ukraine have stopped Russia; MOX plant goes into cold storage; Russian nuclear forces review; Iran cuts enriched uranium; and Castle Bravo and the CTBT.
On the radar: SANE Act and REIN-IN; Maddow on the arsenal; Senate letter on Iran; Iran cuts stockpile of uranium; North Korea missile launches; Uncertain nuclear waste plan; Castle Bravo after 60; and the Nuclear Genie.
On the radar: Nukes get an upgrade; Decreasing budget for NNSA; Playing politics with veterans, national security; Pelosi on Iran sanctions; the Economic benefits of an Iran deal; Political donors against sanctions; North Korean missile drill; and Who has nuclear authority in Pakistan.
On the radar: Preventing a vote on Iran sanctions; Veterans fire back on Iran sanctions amendment; Kerry on preventing war with Iran; Nuclear waste site workers test positive for radiation exposure; Time to change course with North Korea; the Nuclear threat remains; Nations express good will on disarmament; and Assessing the U.S.-Russia relationship.
On the radar: Budgets pinched, politics stuck; the Budget burden of nukes; Missile defense gets an overhaul; Senators attaching Iran sanctions to a lot of bills; Radioactivity at waste site; and Geiger counters mark the spot at Treasure Island.