John Isaacs vs. Baker Spring on Nuclear Reductions

John Isaacs vs. Baker Spring on Nuclear Reductions

On February 16, 2010, Council Executive Director John Isaacs debated Baker Spring, a research fellow in national security policy at the Heritage Foundation, on the topic of nuclear reductions.

Isaacs argued that the world stands at the brink of a proliferation tipping point. He cited the bipartisan consensus for verifiable nuclear weapons reductions, a critical component of which is the successor to the START agreement, to prevent the spread or theft of the weapons.

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ACTION ALERT

ACTION ALERT

In response to Vice President Biden's nuclear weapons speech, write to your Senators today to urge them to act immediately to complete a successor agreement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START); to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT); and to negotiate a treaty that makes deeper cuts in nuclear weapons stockpiles.

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Other Experts on Key 2010 Senate Races

Other Experts on Key 2010 Senate Races

Check out a list of compiled ratings of key Senate races for 2010 from the "other" experts.

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John Isaacs on Nuclear Reductions

John Isaacs on Nuclear Reductions

On Thursday, January 7, 2010, Council Executive Director John Isaacs appeared on Seattle NPR alongside Los Angeles Times reporter Paul Richter and Nobel Prize-winning economist Thomas Schelling, to discuss nuclear reductions.

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New Directions under the Obama Administration

New Directions under the Obama Administration

In this speech delivered to the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, John Isaacs argues that if we do not see substantial progress on nuclear weapons issues in the next six months, this moment of opportunity will be in jeopardy.

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Update: CLW Reviews the 2010 Senate Elections

Update: CLW Reviews the 2010 Senate Elections

John Isaacs updates his political analysis of the 2010 Senate election contests, and provides fundraising totals for the fourth quarter.

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