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Why the US wastes $billions on nuclear weapons it doesn’t need
JANUARY 6, 202 Joe Cirincione There’s a myth in Washington that America’s nuclear posture is developed though sober consideration of complex strategic imperatives. There are risks, we are told, but we need thousands of nuclear weapons to keep America safe. They are our ultimate security. Wise men (it is almost always men) have objectively arrived at the minimum necessary deterrent based on decades of tested theory and practice.
None of this is true. As Randy Newman sang years ago, it’s money that matters. Contracts, not strategy, drive America’s nuclear force posture.
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Rep. Tom Malinowski s office blamed an oversight on his failure to disclose stock trades.
By law, members of Congress must publicly disclose their personal stock trades within 45 days.
Failure to publicly report such stock trades may result in investigations or fines.
Government transparency has been a cornerstone of Rep. Tom Malinowski s congressional tenure.
But the two-term New Jersey Democrat failed to publicly disclose dozens of personal stock trades, an apparent violation of the federal STOCK Act, according to an Insider review of US House financial documents and interviews with Malinowski s congressional office.
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WHAT NONPROFITS WANT IN THE RELIEF BILL: As the Senate prepares for days of grueling debate on the White House’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, the nonprofit industry is among the sectors still lobbying for assistance. As of Tuesday, more than 3,000 nonprofit organizations have signed on to a January letter to congressional leaders laying out the sector’s asks.
Democratic-run Washington means worries for defense sector, retreat for Saudi lobby, watchdog says MarketWatch 2/27/2021
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Lobbyists for foreign governments have been dealing with a new Washington this year, as Democrats nowadays control the White House and both chambers of Congress.
Some countries’ agents are ramping up their efforts in the U.S. capital, while others are retreating.
One expert on the influence industry, Ben Freeman, recently spoke with MarketWatch about important trends that he’s spotting, as he tracks disclosures required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and much more.
He is the founder and director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy, a think tank in Washington, D.C. Freeman, author of “The Foreign Policy Auction,” earned a doctorate in political science at Texas A&M and previously worked for Third Way, another think tank, and the Project On Government Oversight, a watch