Inside ACA
September 2026
Time flies when you are working to reduce and eliminate nuclear and other weapons-related dangers.
As noted in Arms Control Today, last month marked my 25th year as ACA’s executive director. It’s an honor and a joy to serve the cause of effective arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament, and to work with the many dedicated professional staff and our experienced Board of Directors.
Through the ups and downs of the past two and a half decades, we’ve made a difference on some of the most consequential nuclear weapons policy debates and decisions in this century. (Our annotated ACA timeline includes some of the highlights.)
With the support of our members and institutional funders, we continue to deliver reliable news, analysis, and ideas on weapons-related security issues. We are holding the line against backsliding on arms control and disarmament principles and norms wherever possible, and with our extensive networks of press and policy makers in the United States and beyond, we are taking meaningful action to reduce the threats posed by weapons of mass and indiscriminate destruction.
Through it all, we’ve had to adapt our strategies to changes in national and international politics, how news and information is consumed, and to the vicissitudes of philanthropic giving. Today, we are a more resilient, financially stable, and capable organization than ever before.
Through the years, we—along with many others—have furthered the cause of reducing nuclear arsenals, preventing proliferation, ending nuclear testing, and reinforcing the norms against chemical weapons and for the protection of civilians in war.