Strategic Security

Where do soldiers get their news? February 28, 2006

A new Zogby poll came out today. What is getting coverage in a New York Times article is that 72% of U.S. soldiers in Iraq believe we should…

FAS releases clearinghouse for biosecurity information February 27, 2006

FAS has just released our internet resource for biosecurity policy, bioterrorism information, and biodefense research. The site includes an interactive map that provides the locations of both operational and…

Nuclear Weapons Reassert Russian Might, Sort Of February 24, 2006

A new review of Russian nuclear forces published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says that the Kremlin appears to be attempting to reassert its nuclear strength after years…

The half-life of plutonium recycling information. February 21, 2006

Thinking the President might mention it in his State of the Union Address, I had put up on the FAS website a page on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, which…

No Questions on Military budget. February 21, 2006

The President has submitted a military budget of $440 billion dollars, with request for more than an additional hundred billion for the Iraq war expected later. It is finally…

Ivan Oelrich is back after a brief medical adventure February 21, 2006

Just after the FAS Strategic Security blog got going, I had to take a little time off for some surgery. Now I am back. Well most of me is back.

Senator Kennedy introduces Emergency Preparedness Act February 17, 2006

On February 15th, Senator Edward Kennedy introduced S.2291, The <a href=”http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:s.02291:”Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, which aims to expand compensation and clarify liability issues that will arise if…

Elusive Chinese Submarine Cave Spotted February 16, 2006

A long-rumored but never before seen Chinese underground submarine base is shown for the first time in a new article written by analysts from the Federation of American Scientists and…