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  • GAO Finds Gaps in U.S. Nuclear Tracking
    Arms Control Today
    September 30, 2011

    U.S. agencies are not able to verify the location and physical security of U.S.-obligated nuclear materials overseas, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released last month. The document, a summary of the classified report issued to the House Foreign Affairs Committee in June, recommended that Congress consider requiring the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to “complete a full accounting of U.S. weapons-usable nuclear materials [in other countries].”
  • Briefing - Iran's Nuclear Program: Status and Prospects
    ACA Events
    September 19, 2011

    As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) considers its quarterly report on Iran’s nuclear program and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares to address the UN General Assembly, the Arms Control Association invites you to join an expert panel discussion addressing important questions including:
  • P5 to Take Up Fissile Material Cutoff
    Arms Control Today
    August 30, 2011

    The five original nuclear-weapon states have agreed to discuss ways to begin negotiations on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for weapons, which is currently being blocked by Pakistan at the UN Conference on Disarmament.
  • Arms Control Now Blog Featured on Rachel Maddow Show
    Arms Control TV
    August 18, 2011
  • Russia Endorses Plutonium Disposition Pact
    Arms Control Today
    July 7, 2011

    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law three key documents on U.S.-Russian plutonium disposition, including a protocol that was one of the high-profile results of last year’s nuclear security summit in Washington.
  • Securing WMD Expertise: Lessons Learned From Iraq
    Arms Control Today
    July 7, 2011

    "Redirecting" scientists who worked in programs to produce weapons of mass destruction is a key part of U.S. nonproliferation efforts. In spite of current budget constraints, the United States needs to improve its capacity in that area. The difficulties that such programs faced in Iraq provide valuable lessons for future work.

     
  • Foreign Ministers Call for Disarmament
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2011

    The foreign ministers of 10 countries called for the world to speed up its progress in eliminating nuclear weapons and made a series of proposals toward that end in an April 30 joint statement in Berlin.
  • Nuclear Security Summit’s Scope May Grow
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2011

    As preparations continue for next year’s nuclear security summit in South Korea, the range of issues on the agenda may be expanded to cover radiological materials and nuclear safety.

     
  • G-8 Extends WMD Initiative
    Arms Control Today
    June 2, 2011

    The Group of Eight major economies agreed to extend a 2002 initiative aimed at securing and eliminating nonconventional weapons and materials. The decision comes a year before the original mandate for the effort was set to expire.
  • The ‘Pursuit of a Win-Win Situation’ at the Conference on Disarmament: Questions and Answers With Wang Qun
    Interviews
    June 2, 2011

    Wang Qun is Chinese ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary for disarmament affairs and permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament (CD), a position he has held since 2007. He was president of the CD from March 21 to May 29, 2011. He agreed to answer written questions from Arms Control Today on the CD’s current stalemate, which is preventing progress on the negotiation of a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT) and on other disarmament issues.