An expert on national defense and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in the 100th Congress (1987-1989), Sam Nunn (born 1938) was elected to the United States Senate from Georgia from 1972 until his retirement in 1996. Sam Nunn's capacity...

The House on Monday approved a $50 million fund to create an international nuclear fuel bank, an idea aimed at negating Iran's argument that it needs its own nuclear fuel program.The bill, passed by voice vote, gives the president authority to make voluntary contributions to...

Former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia said Friday he is frustrated with the direction of the presidential race and acknowledged talking with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others about an independent challenge to the major parties."We've had conversations about frustration with the fact...

An administration proposal to build a new generation of more reliable nuclear warheads to replace the current stockpile was met with skepticism Thursday from key lawmakers who will decide how much money to give the program.Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee...

Leadership: Barack Obama says if elected president he'll implement a plan to eradicate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth. A beautiful dream, but you might as well try to abolish all non-nuclear weapons.It was meant to sound new, but it's an idea we...