Arms Control TODAY
Volume 55: July/August 2025
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"Today, we both need to work to prevent the breakdown moment when guardrails against nuclear catastrophe evaporate, and be prepared to seize the breakthrough moment, when we can advance again in the direction of the security of a world free of nuclear weapons."
—ACA Board Chair, Tom Countryman, June 2024
Today, the Senate will vote on – and should approve – joint resolutions of disapproval that would block the Trump Administration’s proposed sales of 1,000-pound bombs, joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs), automatic rifles, and related support to the government of Israel.
July 30, 2025
The U.S. decision to join Israel’s strikes on Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities while negotiations on a nuclear agreement were ongoing dealt a serious blow to U.S. efforts to constrain Iran’s nuclear program. The premature use of force set back Iran’s nuclear program temporarily, but risks pushing Tehran closer to nuclear weapons in the long term. The U.S. strikes also complicate the diplomatic efforts that are still necessary to reach an effective, verifiable nuclear deal.
July 9, 2025
To reach an effective non-proliferation deal with Iran, the U.S must abandon zero enrichment of uranium as a requirement. Unless Trump is willing to show more flexibility and realism regarding the future of Iran’s nuclear activities, the United States will miss another opportunity to address Iran's growing proliferation risk.
June 11, 2025
Israel's strikes on Iran, beginning on June 13, 2025, include the targeting of nuclear facilities. The United States also targeted three nuclear facilities on June 21. This post lists key nuclear facilities in Iran, the activities conducted at each site, and the status of those facilities. It will be updated as events warrant.
June 25, 2025
September 25, 2025