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Presidential Elections

  • The Test Ban and the 1956 Election
    Arms Control Today
    December 2, 2011

    Barry H. Steiner is a professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach, where he has taught since 1968. Specializing in war and peace studies, he has worked on nuclear strategy, preventive diplomacy, arms races, and arms control. He gratefully acknowledges the comments of Lawrence D. Weiler on an earlier version of this article.
  • Interview with Gareth Evans, co-chair of the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Disarmament Commission
    Interviews
    February 12, 2009
    Interviewed by Miles A. Pomper and Peter Crail
  • Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama Shares Views on Arms Control and Nonproliferation Issues with Arms Control Today
    Press Room
    September 24, 2008

    Arms Control Today, a leading journal on nonproliferation and global security, today released Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's answers to a dozen questions posed by the monthly magazine's editors on arms control and nonproliferation issues to both major party presidential candidates. (Continue)
  • Presidential Elections – Candidates Responses 1976 to Today
    Arms Control Today
    September 24, 2008

    Since 1976, Arms Control Today has given presidential candidates the opportunity to present their views on a range of arms control and national security issues. Over the years presidential candidates have all taken the time to share their opinions with our readers. These fora are an excellent opportunity to compare leading politicians' opinions on critical issues in more specific detail than usually provided by campaign material. (Continue)
  • Arms Control Today 2008 Presidential Q&A: President-elect Barack Obama
    Arms Control Today
    September 24, 2008

    Arms Control Today (ACT) posed a series of detailed questions on arms control and nonproliferation issues to the major presidential nominees. Published here are the responses ACT received on September 10 from Sen. Barack Obama about how he would address key weapons-related security issues as president of the United States. (Continue)
  • New Presidents, New Agreements? Advancing U.S.-Russian Strategic Arms Control
    Arms Control Today
    August 7, 2008

    With the Sochi Declaration in April 2008, the poker players in Washington and Moscow effectively laid down their strategic arms control cards for the last time in the Bush and Putin administrations. They reiterated their intention to carry out further reductions in strategic offensive arms, they pledged to continue development of a legally binding post-START arrangement, and they restated their commitment to Article VI of the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), which calls for eventual total elimination of nuclear weapons. (Continue)
  • Candidates Differ on Iran, Agree on Sanctions
    Arms Control Today
    August 7, 2008

    Over the past month, the issue of how the United States will address Iran’s nuclear program has become one of the centerpieces of the foreign policy debate between the two presumptive major-party presidential candidates. The candidates differ in particular on their perceptions of the usefulness of direct dialogue with Iran, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) indicating that he would drop U.S. preconditions for meeting with Iran and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) declaring that such an approach would only strengthen the ruling regime in Tehran. (Continue)
  • “The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at Forty: Addressing Current and Future Challenges”
    ACA Events
    June 15, 2008

    Keynote by Ambassador Sergio Duarte, with a panel featuring representatives from the Obama and McCain campaigns.
  • Special Section: 2004 Candidate Profiles
    Arms Control Today
    January 1, 2004

  • Election 2004: The National Security Context
    Arms Control Today
    January 1, 2004

    In U.S. politics, it is not always “the economy, stupid.” However often economic and domestic concerns have dominated U.S. political campaigns, national security and foreign policy issues also play frequent roles in shaping voter choices, especially for president. (Continue)