NOH Takes Over Your TV Airwaves

Travis | Apr 07, 2010 | there are 1 comments 1
Blue steel or magnum?

Blue steel or magnum?

This morning, while you were shaking off your NPR/regular Tuesday -induced Bud Light hangover, my analyst Kingston Reif was throwing down live on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal.

Watch the full video here.

Of course, he handles all the substantive stuff quite nicely. But you’ve got to check out the video at 19:35 when some dopey caller complains about how he says “nucular”. KReif’s response is class.

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Benefits of Extended U.S. Nuclear Deterrence

Travis | Mar 04, 2010 | there are 0 comments 0

Center Executive Director John Isaacs Discusses START on Russia Today

Katie | Jan 29, 2010 | there are 0 comments 0

Last night, Center Executive Director John Isaacs was interviewed on the Russia Today news program on START.

Watch the video to see John's views on the impact of the December 5th expiration of START and the timeline for finalizing its successor.

Read the brief excerpt below, and then watch the video on our YouTube channel.

Here we are, almost 20 years after the Cold War ended, and both the US and Russia still have huge [numbers of] – many tens of thousands – nuclear weapons. There are about 23,000 nuclear weapons across the globe, and Russia and the US have over 90% of them. And this treaty is designed to begin the reduction process, which then has to go much further beyond this treaty. The US Senate takes a long time to deal with this treaty, so even if the two presidents of Russia and the United States signed an agreement let’s say the next month, by February, it still will take several months, maybe many months, before the US Senate ratifies.

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