Front and Center: An update on arms control, national security and more

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Front and Center An update on arms control, national security, and more from The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What's News: Center National Advisory Board member Frank von Hippel publishes in The Huffington Post There’s a little known nuclear arms race taking place in East Asia and the world must start paying attention. Read the op-ed by Frank von Hippel to learn more about the dangers of plutonium stockpiling.  Center cited by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Center’s reach goes beyond the United States. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster, cited the Center’s factsheet on the number of global nuclear weapons. Check out the article on nuclear security. Read:  Senior Fellow John Isaacs pens op-ed on Pentagon nuclear spending With a $1 trillion plan to modernize and maintain the US nuclear weapons arsenal, the defense establishment has used creative tactics to market the campaign. Senior Fellow John Isaacs explains the varying Pentagon justifications for nuclear modernization. The costs and constraints of nuclear modernization The United States is planning to spend up to $1 trillion to overhaul its nuclear arsenal by rebuilding each leg of the nuclear triad and aspects of its accompanying infrastructure. The Center digestibly breaks down the numbers in its one-page factsheet. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: expensive and plagued by challenges With a $1 trillion price tag and numerous operational and structural challenges, the F-35 is known as “the plane that ate the Pentagon.” The Center runs through the numbers and shortcomings in its latest factsheet. Donald Trump’s incoherent nuclear policy The current Republican presidential front-runner, Donald J. Trump, has made campaign headlines for his extraordinary – and wildly inconsistent – comments on nuclear weapons. Policy intern Jake Meixler details Mr. Trump’s statements and why nuclear policy can never be taken lightly.