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  • A World Without Nuclear Weapons Is a Joint Enterprise
    Arms Control Today
    May 3, 2011

    Conversations about eliminating nuclear weapons should be expanded to include countries beyond Russia and the United States. Talks limited to those two states cannot create the conditions that would lead to a nuclear-weapon-free world.
  • Pursuing the Prague Agenda: An Interview With White House Coordinator Gary Samore
    Arms Control Today
    May 3, 2011

    The White House’s top arms control and nonproliferation official discusses the prospects for future U.S.-Russian agreements on nuclear weapons and missile defense, the administration’s strategy for addressing Iran’s and North Korea’s nuclear programs, the nuclear buildup in Asia, and more.

     
  • The Nuclear Stockpile's Steward: Arms Control Today Interviews NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino
    Press Room
    March 25, 2011

    (Washington, D.C.) As the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) seeks to support President Barack Obama's goals of ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and preventing nuclear terrorism, Arms Control Today, the journal of the Arms Control Association, has conducted an exclusive interview with NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino. The interview, which will appear in the April issue of the magazine, is now available to journalists and ACT subscribers.
  • Pakistan’s Nuclear Buildup Vexes FMCT Talks
    Arms Control Today
    March 3, 2011

    Pakistan has stiffened its opposition to talks on a fissile material cutoff treaty in the UN Conference on Disarmament, prompting some countries to start looking for new ways to make progress on the pact.

  • NNSA Nonproliferation Spending Slated to Rise
    Arms Control Today
    March 3, 2011

    For the coming fiscal year, the Obama administration is seeking more funding for nonproliferation efforts, especially those focusing on fissile materials disposition and on securing vulnerable nuclear material around the world.
  • Steps Toward a Deal on Enhanced Safeguards for Iran’s Nuclear Program
    Arms Control Today
    March 3, 2011

    Because Iran is not likely to give up its existing uranium-enrichment capability, the United States and its allies should redouble efforts to enhance nuclear monitoring inside Iran. It is important to choose wisely among the options, which vary widely in cost, technical effectiveness, and political feasibility.

     
  • Don’t Skimp on Funding to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
    Issue Briefs
    March 2, 2011

    Volume 2, Issue 3

    There is an overwhelming, bipartisan consensus among America’s leaders that nuclear terrorism is one of the most dangerous threats facing the United States and the world today. Unfortunately, the new leadership of the House of Representatives has lumped federal programs designed to prevent this danger in with the rest of its targets for budget cuts, proposing to slash their funding by over 20 percent.  This is a big mistake, and the Senate and the White House should work aggressively to ensure that these cuts are not turned into law.
  • Ending Pakistan's Nuclear Addiction
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2011

    The people of Pakistan face multiple hardships: catastrophic flooding, a Taliban-affiliated insurgency, political assassinations, and chronic poverty. Yet, the country’s powerful military establishment has directed much of the nation’s wealth and perhaps even international nuclear technical assistance to building a nuclear arsenal that does nothing to address these urgent threats.
  • After New START, What’s Next? Remarks at 3rd Annual “Nuclear Deterrence Summit”
    ACA Events
    February 16, 2011

    Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball spoke at the 3rd Annual “Nuclear Deterrence Summit,” on what's next after New START.
  • GAO: Nuclear Security Agenda Needs Details
    Arms Control Today
    January 10, 2011

    The Obama administration’s nuclear security agenda is short on details concerning its "overall estimated cost, time frame, and scope of planned work," the Government Accountability Office said.