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By Sarah Kirchner-Barney The specter of the Cold War continues to loom large as nuclear saber-rattling has become commonplace from Russia, China continues its ongoing nuclear expansion, and fears of a seventh North Korean nuclear test have put nuclear weapons back in the spotlight. But why worry? The world survived a Cold War once before, […]

Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY24 Request FY25 requested levels come from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s Fiscal Year 2025 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book Numbers may not add due to rounding Total National Defense Discretionary Spending Request (050) DOD Nuclear Weapons Funding Request for Select Programs National […]

Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in Voice of America about North Korean nuclear rhetoric. The article is in Korean. Read more

By Shawn Rostker Sunday, July 21, broke the record for the hottest day recorded on Earth in modern times. The following day, that record was broken again. Extreme weather events like this are occurring more frequently and with greater intensity than during any other period of recorded human existence, and the cumulative effects of climate […]

Senior Policy Director John Erath wrote an op-ed in Just Security about the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and why it is not worth its cost. Reviving the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile not only goes against sound military doctrine, it also undermines the basic national interests the United States Navy has always protected. So why do […]