Up in Arms Archives – Center for Public Integrity

National Security, Up in Arms, War in Afghanistan and Iraq

U.S. involvement in Afghanistan isn’t bringing peace or prosperity there

by R. Jeffrey Smith April 30, 2018January 7, 2022

A double suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan on the last day of April that killed at least 31 people and wounded at least 49 highlighted — once again — how far that country remains from the stable future that three successive U.S. presidents and their top military advisers have said was within reach. “We do […]

National Security

Deadly bugs on the loose: Federal monitors scramble to keep track of dangerous bioterror research

by Jeffrey E. Stern and Patrick Malone December 8, 2017December 9, 2018

National Security, Up in Arms

Can Trump single-handedly order a nuclear attack on North Korea?

by Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith November 14, 2017January 7, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Trump seeks to spend more on nuclear weapons but buys little added capability

by Patrick Malone May 26, 2017January 28, 2022

National Security, Nuclear Waste, Up in Arms

Repeated warnings preceded collapse of a Hanford tunnel storing deadly wastes

by Peter Cary and Patrick Malone May 12, 2017January 28, 2022

National Security, The Gift Economy, Up in Arms

Trump’s Air Force nominee: no need to detail her work under nuclear lab consulting contracts

by Patrick Malone March 30, 2017January 28, 2022

National Security

Ethics watchdogs: Why won’t Trump’s pick for Air Force secretary account for her contractor work?

by Patrick Malone March 29, 2017January 28, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

The public favors cutting defense spending, not adding billions more, new survey finds

by Peter Cary March 23, 2017January 28, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Trump budget: an extra billion dollars for nuclear weapons

by Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith March 17, 2017January 28, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Trump may turn U.S. foreign policy and military planning upside down

by R. Jeffrey Smith November 10, 2016January 28, 2022

National Security, Nuclear Waste, Up in Arms

U.S.-Russian deal to dispose of tons of nuclear weapons fuel is officially torn up by Moscow

by Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith October 3, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Deadly pathogens repeatedly dispatched by U.S. labs to unsecure sites

by R. Jeffrey Smith and Patrick Malone September 23, 2016January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms, War in Afghanistan and Iraq

The Pentagon has shipped more than a million small arms to Iraq and Afghanistan’s defense forces

by Lauren Chadwick and R. Jeffrey Smith August 26, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security

U.S. declines to acknowledge Afghanistan’s child soldiers, experts complain

by Lauren Chadwick August 3, 2016January 28, 2022

National Security, Nuclear Waste, Up in Arms

Scientists say nuclear fuel pools around the country pose safety and health risks

by Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith May 20, 2016January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Auditors criticize Pentagon for wasting property and ammunition

by Lauren Chadwick May 3, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Debunked: Terrorist attacks often occur in clusters

by Lauren Chadwick April 12, 2016January 7, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Global military spending is increasing

by Lauren Chadwick April 6, 2016January 28, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

You could buy an Australian island for what the Pentagon says it would cost to take inventory — of one item

by Lauren Chadwick March 17, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Belgium orders immediate security upgrade at its nuclear sites

by Patrick Malone March 11, 2016January 7, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Most voters favor cutting defense spending. Politicians say otherwise

by Lauren Chadwick March 10, 2016January 28, 2022

Defense Spending, National Security, Up in Arms

Got a quarter of a trillion dollars? Or a half?

by Patrick Malone February 24, 2016January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Workers threw out U.S. nuclear secrets with common rubbish for 20 years

by Patrick Malone February 3, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Big U.S. foreign policy initiatives unlikely this year

by R. Jeffrey Smith February 2, 2016January 7, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

In security breach, Russian programmers wrote code for U.S. military communications systems

by Patrick Malone November 4, 2015January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Audit shows security gaps persist at nuclear weapons complex penetrated by nun and other activists in 2012

by Patrick Malone September 3, 2015January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Nuclear cleanup project haunted by legacy of design failures and whistleblower retaliation

by Patrick Malone September 1, 2015January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Nuclear weapons contractor to pay millions for misuse of federal funds

by Patrick Malone August 24, 2015January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

Audit: Nuclear lab lets safety gaps languish for years

by Patrick Malone July 22, 2015January 28, 2022

National Security, Up in Arms

A historic deal with Iran?

by Douglas Birch July 14, 2015January 28, 2022

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