New Uranium Enrichment Calculator April 13, 2006
Our ace FAS researcher, Lucas Royland, has developed a simple calculator that allows prediction of when Iran will first have enough highly enriched uranium to build a simple…
Read moreStrategic Security
Opposing the Indian Nuclear Deal, not India. April 6, 2006
An earlier FAS blog entry analyzed, and criticized, proposed legislation that grants the Bush Administration pre-approval of the details of an eventual nuclear trade deal with India. FAS has also…
Read moreHarkin Amendment for Avian Flu funding passes! April 5, 2006
Yesterday, the Senate passed a whopping $107 billion Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill to fund the war in Iraq. Attached to the bill was an amendment by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) that adds $2.3 billion to prepare for an influenza pandemic. Such money will also prepare the country for other public health emergencies and is a strong indication that Congress is starting to take the threat of Avian Influenza seriously. The bulk of the bill consists of $67.8 billion for the Pentagon to support the war in Iraq and $27 billion in hurricane relief. The whole amendment can be found in the extended comments section:
Read moreNon-Nuclear Test Will Simulate Nuclear Weapon Strike April 3, 2006
Update (February 22, 2007): DTRA announces that Divine Strake has been canceled. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) today confirmed to FAS that the upcoming Divine Strake test widely…
Read moreFor the Record March 30, 2006
At a Senate hearing on the foreign aid budget on Tuesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice underscored the importance of “…deny[ing] terrorists access to the world’s most dangerous weapons, including…
Read moreWill The Right Nuclear Policy Please Stand Up! March 29, 2006
Will the New Triad of nuclear and non-nuclear capabilities reduce or increase the role of U.S. nuclear weapons? To get an answer to that question I went to a…
Read moreSenate To Hold Long-Overdue Hearing on New Global Strike Mission March 27, 2006
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to hold a hearing on Wednesday, March 29th, on the Pentagon’s new offensive Global Strike mission. The Committee has asked the following officials to…
Read moreProposed Legislation Would Effectively Exempt Indian Nuclear Deal from Congressional Review. March 21, 2006
President Bush has submitted an amazing piece of legislation to Congress that essentially strips Congress of its authority to evaluate and limit nuclear exports to India and asks Congress to…
Read more