Backgrounder on Obama-Medvedev July 2009 Moscow Summit
From July 6 to 8, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev will meet in Moscow for their first full summit. High on their agenda is the impending expiration of the landmark 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and the ongoing negotiations to replace it with a new strategic arms reduction agreement.
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Press Releases
Center Offers Details and Analysis of Obama Administration's Defense Budget
May 12, 2009
In response to the Obama administration’s release of its Fiscal Year 2010 Pentagon spending request, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation released today a detailed budget analysis.
Nuclear Posture Commission: Good on Stockpile Reductions, Bad on Test Ban Treaty
May 6, 2009
In response to today's release of the final report by the Congressional Commission on the Nuclear Strategic Posture of the United States, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation issued an analysis assessing the good and the bad in the Commission's findings.
Gates Throws Down Defense Budget Gauntlet, But Congress Still Blocks Reform
Apr 7, 2009
In response to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates's defense budget modifications announced today, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation praised Gates's recommendations but warned of the congressional forces allied against the Obama administration's reform initiatives.
Recent Analysis
Should Torture Be Part of the U.S.'s Counterterrorism Approach?
Jun 25, 2009
President Obama decided not to release a new group of detainee abuse photographs because he believes they would inflame our enemies and threaten American troops. Indeed, the shocking photos from Abu Ghraib have served as a powerful recruiting tool for al-Qaeda and have sparked outrage across the world.
House Armed Services Committee Action on the FY 2010 Defense Authorization Bill (H.R. 2647)
Jun 24, 2009
The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization bill (HR 2647) on June 17, 2009. The marked-up bill recommends an overall FY 2010 authorization level of $680.5 billion, which includes $130 billion for ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and $550.5 billion for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons activities.
Will the Senate Support New Nuclear Arms Reductions?
Jun 23, 2009
The one major piece of President Obama's arms control agenda that could be completed this year is a follow-on agreement to START. Most arms control experts agree that ratification with more than 67 Senate votes will be necessary to build momentum for more controversial treaties to follow. John Isaacs and Kingston Reif dissect the domestic politics of START in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online.
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