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U.S. Nuclear Weapons

  • Briefing on the Future of the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: Issues and Policy Options
    ACA Events
    January 20, 2012

    The Pentagon's new strategic guidance released on Jan. 5 by President Obama and Defense Secretary Panetta said: "It is possible that our deterrence goals can be achieved with a smaller nuclear force, which would reduce the number of nuclear weapons in our inventory as well as their role in U.S. national security strategy."
  • Modernizing the Triad on a Tight Budget
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    In November 2010, as the Senate neared the end of its debate on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the Obama administration submitted to Congress an update to its “1251 report,” outlining how it planned to maintain and modernize U.S. strategic nuclear forces under the treaty.1
  • Congress Wants Options on Nuclear Subs
    Arms Control Today
    January 12, 2012

    In the latest sign of political problems for the planned replacement of the United States’ nuclear-armed submarines, Congress has required the Navy and U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) to prepare a report on options for replacing the fleet.
  • Pentagon Considers New Nuclear Cuts
    Arms Control Today
    December 2, 2011

    The Pentagon is looking at bringing the U.S. nuclear arsenal below the levels set in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), as well as scaling back new weapon systems, administration officials said last month.
  • China Cited by Foes of Nuclear Budget Cuts
    Arms Control Today
    December 2, 2011

    Congress should reconsider proposed cuts to U.S. nuclear weapons spending in light of uncertainties about China’s nuclear weapons program, some lawmakers and security analysts are arguing.
  • Time to Rethink and Reduce Nuclear Weapons Spending
    Issue Briefs
    December 2, 2011

    Volume 2, Issue 16, December 2, 2011

    The supercommittee’s Nov. 21 failure to reach agreement on a deficit reduction plan has triggered deep, automatic reductions in future U.S. defense spending. At the same time, some in Congress are finally beginning to examine how much the United States plans to spend on nuclear weapons in the years ahead.
  • Science Replaces Nuclear Tests
    Issue Briefs
    November 2, 2011

    Volume 2, Issue 14, November 3, 2011

    A front-page story in today’s Washington Post (“Supercomputers Offer Tools for Nuclear Testing--and Solving Nuclear Mysteries”) illustrates how far the U.S. Stockpile Stewardship Program has come since nuclear explosive tests ended in 1992. Scientists at the three U.S. national laboratories now have a deeper understanding of nuclear weapons than ever before.
  • Reviewing Nuclear Guidance: Putting Obama's Words Into Action
    Arms Control Today
    November 2, 2011

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  • Nuclear Budget Debate Heats Up
    Arms Control Today
    November 2, 2011

    As the congressional “super committee” prepares its recommendations for reducing the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion over 10 years, Congress is beginning to grapple with the question of how much, if at all, to reduce spending on U.S. nuclear weapons.
  • New START for Less Money
    Issue Briefs
    October 13, 2011

    Volume 2, Issue 13, October 13, 2011

    Next month the congressional “super committee” is expected to propose major reductions in federal spending. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Oct. 11 that the Pentagon will reduce projected spending by more than $450 billion over the next ten years as a result of Congress’ debt agreement, and that "every program, every contract and every facility will be scrutinized for savings.”