Pro-CTBT Arguments Still Unsubstantiated
The recent op-ed by James Woolsey and Keith Payne “Reconsidering the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty” (CTBT) describes the treaty as “an ineffectual gesture that could… Read More
Uncertainty Does Not Pay Off When It Comes to the U.S. Strategic Arsenal
The U.S. Minuteman III intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) force faces an uncertain future, writes Mark Schneider in his recent post on DefenseNews.com. A set of… Read More
New START’s Deadly Implications
The Obama Administration’s “reset” policy with the Russian Federation is failing in yet another important aspect of this relationship: its predictability regarding the development of… Read More
Lack of U.S. Nuclear Modernization Dangerous
The Obama Administration traded 25 percent of the U.S. operationally deployed strategic nuclear missiles for a Russian nuclear buildup in New START, a bilateral arms… Read More
A Nuclear Triangle?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s visit to China this week has again raised questions about the nature of their relationship. A recently leaked U.N. report… Read More
Skinning the Cap-and-Trade Cat with Clean Energy Standards
Speaking before a new Congress in his State of the Union address, President Obama gave an alternative suggestion for Congress now that cap and trade… Read More
Iran Sanctions: Close the Loopholes
The impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran and other state sponsors of terrorism have been undermined by loopholes that allow exemptions for humanitarian, agricultural and… Read More
Ahmadinejad Fires Foreign Minister: A Sign of Rising Internal Tensions
The sudden firing of Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki while he was abroad on a diplomatic mission lying for his country is a sign of growing… Read More
Defiant North Korea Reveals Covert Uranium Nuclear Facility
Pyongyang revealed a covert facility for enriching uranium to a visiting U.S. scientist last week. Dr. Siegfried Hecker, former head of the Los Alamos nuclear… Read More
Reject All-of-the-Above Energy Approaches
With Congress divided, will anything actually get done in the next two years? President Obama recently suggested energy policy as an area in which bipartisan… Read More
Obama on Chavez’s Nuclear Program:”Act Responsibly, Mr. Chavez”
When asked about his reaction to the signing of a Russian deal that promises to deliver two nuclear power plants to oil-rich Venezuela, President Obama… Read More
Iran Whines About Sanctions But Vows Defiance
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki today insisted that sanctions would have little effect on Iran while his bombastic boss, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whined about the… Read More
Iran’s Ticking Nuclear Time Bomb
Leon Panetta, the low-key Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, made an eye-opening disclosure on Sunday that received little attention, yet called into question the… Read More
Iran Caught Cheating Again: Pyroprocessing for Pyromaniacs?
Diplomats based in Vienna leaked some interesting news on Friday: IAEA nuclear inspectors have discovered that Iran has removed equipment that was the focus of… Read More
Cape Wind and the Clean Energy Economy
The government is announcing its approval of the nation’s first off-shore wind farm today after a contentious, nearly decade long debate including many interested parties…. Read More
A Nuclear Iran? Biden Downplays the Threat
If Vice President Biden’s weekend comments are any indication, the White House isn’t taking Iran’s recent claim to be a nuclear state very seriously. In… Read More
A Nuclear Iran, An Inexperienced EU Foreign Minister
Iran’s announcement today that it is a nuclear state makes the appointment of the spectacularly inexperienced Catherine Ashton as EU Foreign Minister even more ridiculous…. Read More
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Unveils Satellites and Disingenuous Offer on Uranium
Iran’s government today announced the successful launching of a research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad trumpeted the… Read More
Quote of the Day: Kim Jong Il
Our nuclear deterrent will be a strong defensive means…as well as a merciless offensive means to deal a just retaliatory strike to those who touch… Read More
If Pyongyang Nuked Seattle …
By all appearances, North Korea’s Kim Jong-il is a dictator in a hurry. “North Korea has positioned its most sophisticated long-range ballistic missile at a… Read More
An All of the Above Approach to Energy?
The 2009 Offshore Technology Conference kicked off yesterday with a star-studded panel offering perspectives from all sides to discuss meeting America’s energy challenges in both… Read More
Not Ready For Prime Time Players: Axelrod Edition
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXZPqdnhe1Q[/youtube] White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod spoke with Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace on yesterday morning, and clarified what had previously been an incoherent… Read More
Bell Ringers
A round-up of Op-Eds from The Heritage Foundation Job Jitters – James Sherk America has faced much more serious problems in the past. If you… Read More
Morning Bell: Hold Pelosi to Her Promise
Finally giving up some ground to reality, Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her energy package and conceded more than early reports indicated she would. But despite… Read More
Morning Bell: Where Does the Left Expect Our Energy to Come From?
There were no fewer than 12 events relating to energy costs on Capitol Hill yesterday: six news conferences and six hearings. Today another nine hearings… Read More
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Nuclear Reactor Withstands Tornado
The tornadoes that blew through the Midwest yesterday damaged homes and buildings including a research nuclear reactor facility at Kansas State University. The reactor, a… Read More
