by Sean Boers | Feb 15, 2013 | Monitor
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Obama committed to taking the next step in updating U.S. nuclear policy, saying, “We will engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals, and continue leading the global effort to secure nuclear...
by Sean Boers | Dec 18, 2012 | Monitor
China resists move to sanction North Korea: Diplomats AFP China is resisting US-led efforts to order new sanctions against North Korea over its rocket launch and the UN Security Council could take weeks to decide a formal move, diplomats said. Ahmadinejad says...
by Sean Boers | Nov 21, 2012 | Monitor
By Sean Boers and Aaron Hesse The Pentagon budget has exploded over the past decade, from $290 billion in 2001 to $526 billion last year. But does all that spending make us safer? Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) took a look at the Pentagon budget and found that billions of...
by Sean Boers | Oct 26, 2012 | Monitor
After several rounds of voting, the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) elected Lassina Zerbo, a geophysicist from Burkina Faso, as its head. Zerbo faces the task of obtaining the ratification of several...
by Sean Boers | Oct 3, 2012 | Monitor
This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the ratification of START, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the U.S. and Russia. Given the timing, it would be appropriate to discuss the continued enhancement of strategic stability provided by START and its...
