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Reaching for a bigger stick with Iran 21 Aug 2013 | 06:05 pm
Recently, some optimism has surfaced among those hoping for a deal with Iran. The election of a new, more moderate president who seems to be engaged in the installation of an equally moderate cabinet,...
Blown Opportunity: The Folly of Exempting Nuclear Weapons from Sequestration 15 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
Are nuclear weapons expensive? Should they be exempt from sequestration? According to the Pentagon, the answers to these questions are "No" and "Yes". Over on the mothership, I have a new piece addre...
Don't blame Moscow 9 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am
I wrote my August Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists column on the hubbub regarding Russia's arms control compliance. Here's how I begin: On July 12, the US State Department released a major annual rep...
New Study Downplays Threat of “Nuclear Handoff,” But Nuclear Terrorism Threat Remains 3 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
Over the past few weeks, several blogs have spotlighted a recent article by scholars Keir Lieber and Daryl Press that analyzes the threat of a nuclear weapons state transferring nuclear weapons to a t...
Time for a Deal with Iran 3 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
In anticipation of the swearing in of Iran's new president, to take place this Sunday, I have a new piece up in The National Interest. You can read the piece in its entirety here. Some snippets below...
Senate Defense Appropriators Slash DoD Request for Budget Busting B61 Bomb 2 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
The proposed life extension program for the B61 nuclear gravity bomb – the most expensive warhead refurbishment in history – is in trouble. Big trouble. The latest setback for the program comes at th...
On Iran, Two Steps Forward - And One Step Back? 31 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm
Back in May, I wrote that Congress was kicking off a “long, hot, summer of new Iran sanctions.” Now, just over 2 months later, the sticky heat here in DC has broken a bit – and enthusiasm for revitali...
The Sequel’s Not Any Better: Why the US Should Be Wary of Pyongyang’s Shift in Rhetoric 30 Jul 2013 | 02:36 am
Let’s start this post off with a pop culture confession: I didn’t like The Hangover. I realize that this probably puts me in the minority of the American movie-going public (the film earned nearly a ...
House floor action on the FY 2014 Defense Appropriations bill 26 Jul 2013 | 12:20 am
The House of Representatives yesterday approved the FY 2014 Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 2397) by a vote of 315-109. The big headliner was the debate and vote on an amendment to the bill offered ...
The Changing Taliban 26 Jul 2013 | 12:13 am
A recent New York Times article revealed that the Obama administration is considering withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan ahead of the planned 2014 withdrawal date, raising questions about what t...
