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FAS Roundup – August 16, 2016
In Case You Missed It
FAS President featured in The Atlantic‘s cover story
Dr. Charles D. Ferguson, president of FAS, was featured in journalist Steve Brill’s yearlong investigation of increased national security spending in the United States since September 11, 2001. In the cover story of the September 2016 issue of The Atlantic, Brill asks if the U.S. is any safer since 9/11 and probes the efficacy of the U.S.’s $1 trillion security expenses.
For the full article, visit The Atlantic‘s website.
From the Blogs
Natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean and more from CRS
by Steven Aftergood, FAS
This update features over 10 new and updated Congressional Research Service reports across a variety of subject matter, from Al Qaeda and U.S. policy in the Middle East and Africa to a brief overview of today’s cybersecurity challenges.
by Steven Aftergood, FAS
A collection of 10 Congressional Research Service reports that have been prevented from being publicly distributed in the past days prior to this story’s publication. Full story.
by Bill Press, New Jersey Herald (Non-affiliated)
This opinion piece asserts that no president should have full access and autonomy to launch a nuclear weapon. Press references FAS’s Director of the Nuclear Information Project, Hans M. Kristensen. Full story.
In the News
- August 15: The Washington Free Beacon, Pentagon Faces Budget Cuts in Combating Biological, Chemical Warfare
- August 12: Watching the Hawks, Nuclear Payload Pileup & Dr. Cornel West goes Green (Video)
- August 11: Business Insider, US Air Force general: We need stealthy, nuclear-armed cruise missiles
- August 10: Daily Mail, Clinton FBI email probe WAS ordered over fears of hacking foreign spies, newly uncovered documents reveal
- August 10: The Hill, Deleted Clinton emails might remain secret until after election
- August 10: Korea JoongAng Daily, China sensitive about missiles in its northeast
- August 9: Vice News, FBI probe of Clinton’s emails prompted by espionage fears, secret letters say
- August 9: New Republic, Are There Any Limits on Obama’s Drone War, Really?
- August 9: Newsmax, Report: Secret Letters Show FBI Fears About Classified Data on Hillary’s Server
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