Report: U.S. and New Zealand Forming Closer Ties
From the March, 8 Congressional Research Service report titled, New Zealand: U.S. Security Cooperation and the U.S. Rebalancing to Asia Strategy. As part of its strategy to rebalance toward Asia the...
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Document: Report to Congress on Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and...
Iran’s Khalij Fars single stage ballistic missile The following is the April, 16 2014 Congressional Research Service report, Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation.
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U.S. Forces Commander Korea: North Korea Capable of Creating Nuclear Warhead...
2012 North Korean missile test. The top U.S. military commander in South Korea suggested that Pyongyang has the technological capacity to build miniaturized nuclear warhead that could fit on an...
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Iran Slowing Cooperation With Nuclear Monitors
An undated photo of the reactor building of Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant. Iranian Students News Agency photo Iran has slowed its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency since this...
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Opinion: North Korea’s Sea-Based Deterrent
A Soviet Golf II class ballistic missile submarine underway in 1985. North Korea is reportedly building its own sea-based nuclear deterrent based on the Golf II design. DoD Photo Recent reports that...
View ArticleDocument: Report to Congress on U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
The following is the March 18, 2015 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues.
View ArticlePanel: North Korea Unwilling to Give Up Nuclear Weapons, Democratize in...
Kim Jong Un only wants talks under terms and conditions that don’t require him to democratize or scuttle his nuclear weapons program, a former top security adviser to the Republic of Korea’s president...
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Report: Upgrading U.S. Nuclear Forces Could be Affordable Under Sequestration
Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) heads out to sea in 2012, US Navy Photo CORRECTION: Due to an editing error, a previous headline on this post misrepresented the content of...
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Ambassador: North Korea Needs to Give Up Nuclear Weapons Before Disarmament...
South Korea’s ambassador to the U.N. said on Tuesday, North Korea cannot return to negotiations over proliferation and disarmament as a nuclear state. Speaking Tuesday at the Heritage Foundation, a...
View ArticleDocument: Report to Congress on Arms Control and Nonproliferation
The following is the April 13, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements.
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Arms Expert: Russia Quick to Threaten Nuclear Strikes in Regional Conflicts
Military parade in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2016. Kremlin Photo The Soviet Union’s old doctrine was: You deter World War III with nuclear weapons. Now Russia’s new doctrine: Threaten to use...
View ArticleDocument: Brief to Congress on U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey
The following is an Aug. 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service brief to Congress on U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey. via fas.org
View ArticleDocument: Brief to Congress on U.S. ‘No First Use’ Nuclear Weapon Policy
The following is an Aug. 16, 2016 Congressional Research Service Insight brief on U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: Considering “No First Use.” via fas.org
View ArticleDocument: Report to Congress on North Korea Nuclear Challenge
The following is the Oct. 27, 2017 Congressional Research Service report, The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: Military Options and Issues for Congress. From the Report North Korea’s apparently...
View ArticlePentagon 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
The following is the 2018 Department of Defense Nuclear Posture Review that was released on Feb. 2, 2018. This post has been updated to include a revised version of the NPR that has corrected a...
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New Russia-Focused Nuclear Review Calls for More Sub, Ship-Launched Missiles
An unarmed Trident II D5 missile launches from the Ohio-class fleet ballistic-missile submarine USS Maryland (SSBN 738) off the coast of Florida on Aug. 31, 2016. US Navy photo. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The...
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Mattis Wants Sub-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile to Curb Russia
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva testify on the National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review to the House...
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U.S., North Korea Watchers Say to Set Reasonable Expectations for Trump – Kim...
A key U.S. senator and a top-level adviser to the Seoul government warned not to set high expectations on Pyongyang scuttling its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs as an immediate result...
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Mattis Defends Trump Administration’s Call for Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons
From the left, Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Defense Secretary James Mattis; and David Norquist, Defense Department comptroller and chief financial officer; give...
View ArticleReport to Congress on Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi
The following is the Congressional Research Service Insight report, The February Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit From the report On February 27 and 28, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...
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Trump Leaves Door Open for Future North Korea Summit
Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump shaking hands at the red carpet during the DPRK–USA in Singapore Summit on June 12, 2018. White House Photo President Donald Trump declared sanctions against...
View ArticleReport on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons, Missile Programs
The following is the July 14, 2020 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs. North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and missile...
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Hyten: China’s ‘Unprecedented Nuclear Modernization’ Chief Concern
Chinese DF-5B Nuclear Weapons. People’s Liberation Army Photo The speed of China’s “unprecedented nuclear modernization” and its “build-out of a modernized triad” is the biggest concern for the vice...
View ArticleReport on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons, Missile Programs
The following is the Dec. 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs. From the report North Korea continues to advance its nuclear...
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Not Funding Strategic Weapons Programs Biggest Threat to U.S. Nuclear Triad,...
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:13 a.m. Pacific Time on Oct. 2, 2019. US Air Force Photo The biggest threat to modernizing the...
View ArticleReport to Congress on Arms Control Treaties
The following is the July 8, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements. Arms control and nonproliferation efforts are two of...
View ArticleReport to Congress on Chinese Nuclear Weapons
The following is the Oct. 3, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, China: Nuclear and Missile Proliferation. From the report The U.S. government has for decades expressed concerns about...
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