Center for Strategic Communication

Next Steps in Updating U.S. Nuclear Strategy

The Carnegie Endowment recently hosted a panel event with James Acton, Elbridge Colby, Ambassador Steven Pifer, and moderator, Jessica Tuchman Matthews entitled Arms Control 2.0 in Obama 2.0. The panelists discussed next steps for reducing nuclear risks, a topic they...

The Nuke Review, January 7 – 14 2013

Iran Sanctions, Present and Future The $633 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year of 2013 included tightened sanctions on Iran, primarily targeting the country’s industrial infrastructure, including shipping and shipbuilding industries.  Sanctions...

The Nuke Review, December 11 – December 17

North Korea Satellite Launch On Tuesday last week, North Korea successfully launched a satellite into orbit, a day after reports indicated that they would be delaying the launch. Initial indications are that the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve...

Nuclear Programs Force Defense Budget Tradeoffs

There are a lot of ways you spend $640 billion. You might invest in military capabilities that keep our troops safe in the field. You could expand programs that benefit veterans. You might even put something towards paying off the national debt, which is at $16...

Wanted: Transparency in the Nuclear Budget

Even in today’s hyper-partisan environment, there’s one thing policymakers on both sides of the aisle agree on: eliminating wasteful defense spending is a crucial part of solving the nation’s fiscal crisis. There’s just one problem: no one knows how big the nuclear...