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Nuclear Nonproliferation

  • 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:
  • Iran and a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Middle East
    Arms Control Today
    August 30, 2011

    The planned 2012 conference could serve Iran’s geopolitical interests by providing an opportunity to exploit Arab divisions and shift the focus away from Iran toward Israel’s nuclear arsenal.
  • Talks on Southeast Asia NWFZ Resume
    Arms Control Today
    August 30, 2011

    For the first time in a decade, representatives of the five recognized nuclear-weapon states met last month with officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for discussions on the ratification of the protocol to the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone, also known as the Bangkok Treaty.
  • Iran Welcomes Russian Nuclear Proposal
    Arms Control Today
    August 30, 2011

    Iran responded favorably to a Russian proposal for six major world powers to resume negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress pressed for more sanctions on Iran.
  • IAEA Sends Syria Nuclear Case to UN
    Arms Control Today
    July 7, 2011

    The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors referred Syria’s nuclear file to the UN Security Council in a divided June 9 vote. The board action came after the agency determined Syria "was very likely" building a nuclear reactor.
  • 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.

     
  • New Nuclear Suppliers Rules a Net Plus
    Arms Control Today
    July 6, 2011

    After years of discussion, the 46-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has agreed on a clearer, tougher set of guidelines designed to prevent the spread of uranium-enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing equipment and technology. The action should help guard against the further proliferation of sensitive equipment and technology that can be used to make fissile material for nuclear weapons.
  • ACA Applauds New Guidelines on Sensitive Nuclear Technology
    Press Room
    June 27, 2011

    (Washington, D.C.) The director of the independent Arms Control Association praised last week's decision by the 46-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to tighten its guidelines regarding the transfer of uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing facilities, equipment and technology.
  • Remarks by ACA's Peter Crail on The NPT Review Process
    ACA Events
    June 14, 2011

    Remarks by Peter Crail, Research Analyst, Arms Control Association, at the ASAN Institute for Policy Studies ASAN PLENUM 2011: Our Nuclear Future conference, 2011 Panel: Evaluating the 2010 NPT Review Conference, Seoul, South Korea June 13-15,
  • Opening Pandora’s Box
    Issue Briefs
    June 10, 2011

    Assessing the “Military Option” for Countering Iran’s Nuclear Program

    Volume 2, Issue 8, June 10, 2011

    Neither sanctions, cyber sabotage, nor off-and-on multilateral diplomacy has yet convinced the government of Iran to end its pursuit of activities that could give it the capability to build nuclear weapons some time in the next few years.

    Iran continues to produce and stockpile low enriched uranium in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions that have repeatedly called for a suspension of its sensitive nuclear fuel cycle activities while a diplomatic solution is pursued. Despite increasingly tougher international sanctions, Tehran is expanding its nuclear infrastructure without fully complying with its International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards obligations. On June 9, Tehran announced its intent to accelerate its enrichment of uranium at the 20% level, substantially closer to that needed for bomb material.