"I find hope in the work of long-established groups such as the Arms Control Association...[and] I find hope in younger anti-nuclear activists and the movement around the world to formally ban the bomb."
Lipi Shetty
Matthew Sharp advises ACA on our work on multilateral nuclear arms control and new military technologies.
Matthew is currently a senior nuclear fellow at the Center for Nuclear Security Policy within MIT’s Security Studies Program. From 2009 to 2025 he served at the U.S. Department of State, most recently as acting deputy assistant secretary for nuclear affairs in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability. He also served as Director for Iran Nuclear Issues on President Biden’s National Security Council staff from 2021 to 2022.
https://www.armscontrol.org/blog/2025-10-16/un-first-committee-gathers-new-start-expiry-looms
October 16, 2025
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/news-briefs/construction-detected-israeli-nuclear-weapons-site
October 1, 2025
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/news-briefs/iaea-confirms-uranium-samples-syria
October 1, 2025
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-10/news-briefs/guam-missile-defense-system-receives-go-ahead
October 1, 2025
https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-09/news/house-committee-strengthens-aukus-weakens-arms-oversight
September 1, 2025