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U.S. Nuclear Weapons

  • TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: The Prague Nuclear Risk Reduction Agenda: Next Steps Forward in Obama's Second Term
    ACA Events
    April 11, 2013

    Four years ago, President Obama delivered a speech outlining a series of concrete steps to move closer to a world without nuclear weapons. Since that April 5, 2009 address in Prague, the Obama administration has embarked on a number of steps to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons, secure vulnerable nuclear material, prepare for reconsideration of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, strengthen the barriers against further nuclear weapons proliferation, and more.
  • New Spending Law Raises Nuclear Funding
    Arms Control Today
    April 2, 2013

    Funding for the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons programs received a boost in a bill that Congress approved March 21 to cover the remainder of fiscal year 2013.
  • Arms Control and Proliferation Profile: The United States
    Fact Sheets & Briefs
    April 1, 2013

    April 2013
  • Threats to Block Russian-U.S. Nuclear Cuts Are Ill-Founded
    Issue Briefs
    March 7, 2013

    In his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama reiterated that the United States will continue to seek to reduce the size of the still-bloated U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals. Obama said the United States would "engage Russia to seek further reductions in our nuclear arsenals."
  • Obama Calls for Deeper Nuclear Cuts
    Arms Control Today
    February 28, 2013

    President Barack Obama used his Feb. 12 State of the Union address in part to reiterate his administration’s interest in achieving further reductions in U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, but it is unclear what form an agreement might take—a formal treaty or an informal understanding.
  • Administration Poised to Trim Costly Nuclear Weapons Excess
    Issue Briefs
    February 8, 2013

    According to a new report published today by the Center for Public Integrity, the Barack Obama administration has determined that the United States can further reduce its nuclear force while maintaining a strong deterrent against any threat. The report cites administration sources who say the reductions will not occur immediately nor would they be undertaken unilaterally, but they suggest the administration will seek to pursue deeper nuclear arms cuts in tandem with Russia.
  • Longer Life Seen for Warhead Pits
    Arms Control Today
    January 16, 2013

    An ongoing study by a U.S. nuclear weapons laboratory has found that plutonium parts in warheads can last decades longer than previously thought, with potentially significant implications for multibillion-dollar government programs to maintain nuclear warheads.
  • Rising Costs for B61 Prompt Questions
    Arms Control Today
    December 4, 2012

    A Defense Department review has found that the program to extend the service life of the B61 nuclear bomb, many of which are currently deployed in Europe, may cost billions of dollars more and take years longer than previously estimated.
  • Defuse the Exploding Costs of Nuclear Weapons
    Arms Control Today
    November 29, 2012

    If Congress and the White House are serious about reducing the growing federal deficit, they must seize the opportunity to scale back costly schemes for building a new generation of strategic nuclear delivery systems and rebuilding tactical nuclear bombs.
  • Report Critiques U.S. Missile Defense
    Arms Control Today
    October 2, 2012

    Arguing that the U.S.-based ballistic missile interceptor system is “very expensive” but has “limited effectiveness” against potential attacks from Iran, a September report by the independent National Research Council recommends replacing the current system with a revamped but largely similar system and expanding it by adding a new site in an East Coast state.