U.S. Nuclear Policy & Budget
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March 1, 2020
The Trump administration is seeking to adapt existing missile defense systems to defeat longer-range targets.
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January 23, 2020Not much time remains for extending New START, says Russia. The United States has yet to issue a decision regarding the future of the accord, while administration officials give conflicting remarks about bringing in China to an arms control agreement. The United States and Russia met in Vienna in January to talk about strategic security.
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January 10, 2020
Republicans rejected many House Democratic efforts to limit U.S. nuclear weapons spending.
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December 1, 2019
NRC Will Not Require Drone Defenses
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November 1, 2019
Washington hopes to include China in future nuclear arms control talks.
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October 17, 2019News emerges that the Trump administration may withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty by the end of October. Plus, NATO rejects a proposal from Russia regarding a moratorium on INF range missiles, the State Department releases new data on New START, and the United States confirms the cause of the August explosion in Russia.
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October 1, 2019
Join Kingston Reif and Thomas Countryman for a members-only briefing on the future of the New START agreement between the United States and Russia.
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September 17, 2019The Trump administration's terms for nuclear cooperation with Saudi Arabia falls well short of what is necessary to guard against the use of sensitive nuclear fuel cycle technology for weapons purposes.
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September 1, 2019
New START is the only pact left to limit U.S. and Russian nuclear weapon deployments.
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September 1, 2019
The Trump administration forecasts spending $392 billion next year to maintain U.S. warheads.