Congress

  • SANE Act Calls for Cuts to Nuclear Budget

    After months of work on the campaign to slash the nuclear weapons budget, the concept is firmly taking hold in Congress.

    February 9, 2012 - By Megan Murphy

  • UN Nuclear Agency Revisits Prior Iran Findings

    November 9, 2011 - By admin

  • Searching for Cuts, Congress Spars Over Nuclear Weapons

    The following originally appeared as a post on The Atlantic Politics.

    October 13, 2011 - By Joe Cirincione

  • Finding Cents in Common Sense

    The era of unlimited military spending is clearly over. With a huge focus on cutting the budget in all areas of federal spending, 64 Members of Congress are joining forces to highlight the nuclear weapons budget as a prime place for cuts.

    October 11, 2011 - By Anonymous

  • Don't Sanction Iran for Sanctions' Sake

    Last week, more than 90 U.S. senators sent a letter to President Obama urging the president to put sanctions upon Iran’s central bank – essentially creating a financial blockade. While existing sanctions have contributed to constraining the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, this latest sanctions proposal could make dealing with Iran harder and war more likely. Before tempting that risk, Washington should clarify the end goal of sanctioning Iran.
     
    August 16, 2011 - By Ben Loehrke

  • The Budget Crisis Offers Opportunity To Bend The Arc Of Nuclear Policy

    The U.S. government spends $54 billion a year on nuclear weapons and related programs. Despite the deep fiscal crisis, these budgets are about to go up — to a whopping $700 billion over the next 10 years. It is not at all clear why.

    August 11, 2011 - By Joe Cirincione