A critical mass for disarmament: Change,
failure and fear are propelling us toward a world without nuclear
weapons. By Joseph Cirincione - LA Times -
June 4, 2008 Speaking to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council
on March 26, Sen. John McCain surprised many listeners when he said
that "the United States should lead a
global effort at nuclear disarmament." Full
Article
Groups take aim
at nuclear program Politico - By: Jen DiMascio - June
3, 2008 Nuns, Quakers, arms-control wonks and liberal
scientists may not appear to have a chance of killing the savior
of the administration’s nuclear weapons stockpile, the next-generation
Reliable Replacement Warhead program. Full Article
A Return to Arms Control: No matter who
wins in November, treaties are back. The Washington Post - June 2, 2008 SHORTLY AFTER taking office in 2001,
President Bush began leading the United States in a radical new
direction on nuclear arms strategy. The president proposed to abandon
formal arms control treaties while unilaterally reducing the U.S.
arsenal, building a missile defense system and beginning the development
of new nuclear weapons. Over time international and congressional
pressure caused Mr. Bush to alter his project somewhat: In 2002
he agreed to a bare-bones treaty with Russia covering the reduction
of the two countries' deployed warheads, and last year the administration
began talks with Moscow about a successor to the Cold War-era START
treaty. But the administration has mostly stuck to an ideology that
regards arms control as an unnecessary hindrance to U.S. power. Full
Article
LAWMAKERS WANT DETAILS ON U.S. NONSTRATEGIC
NUCLEAR ARSENALS Inside the Pentagon
- May 29, 2008 The House wants the Defense,
State and Energy departments, in conjunction with the Director of
National Intelligence, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the
U.S. nonstrategic nuclear arsenal and associated security risks. Full
Article
Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing flunks nuclear inspection By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
- Air Force Times - May 30, 2008 The
5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., has failed its much-anticipated
defense nuclear surety inspection, according to a Defense Threat Reduction
Agency report. Full
Article
