Arms Control Now
The following articles and essays provide additional insight into current developments and issues which our staff and experts are following.
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IAEA Report Demonstrates Urgent Need to Restore JCPOA
March 4, 2022
As the fate of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance, a new report by the IAEA reveals that Iran is now closer than ever to having enough highly enriched uranium-235 for a nuclear bomb. (Updated March 5, 2022) -
The 11th Hour for Restoration of Compliance with the JCPOA
December 9, 2021
Full restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran remains the best possible option to avert a nuclear crisis and provide Tehran with sanctions relief, but the Raisi administration’s approach to talks and the country’s growing nuclear program risks jeopardizing those efforts. -
Iran’s Failure to Cooperate with the IAEA is Raising Tensions
November 19, 2021
Iran’s refusal to allow inspectors to access a site where centrifuge components are produced is escalating tensions ahead of the resumption of talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal. -
Biden-Xi Virtual Summit Should Lead to Agreement on Nuclear Risk Reduction Talks
November 15, 2021
Like the United States and Russia, the United States and China are both locked in a dangerous state of mutual nuclear vulnerability. Its time for a regular dialogue on nuclear risk reduction and arms control. -
IAEA Report on Iran Raises Serious Concerns About Monitoring
September 8, 2021
A Sept. 7 report by the IAEA highlights the dire reality of agency efforts to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities. -
IAEA Report on Iran Raises Serious Concerns About Monitoring
September 8, 2021
A Sept. 7 report by the IAEA highlights the dire reality of agency efforts to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities. -
'A Blow' to Efforts to Reduce Nuclear Risks
July 20, 2021
The MacArthur Foundation's decision to exit the nuclear arms control field will complicate ongoing efforts to address the daunting arrays of nuclear threats and train the next generation of nuclear arms controllers. -
Bayard Rustin, Britain’s Nuclear Weapons, and the Global Struggle for Peace and Justice
March 17, 2021
Criticism of this week's announcement by the United Kingdom on its nuclear weapons arsenal echoes the arguments of anti-nuclear, anti-colonialist leaders of an earlier era. -
E3 Put JCPOA at Risk, Luckily Cooler Heads in Vienna Prevailed
March 8, 2021
An exercise of restraint at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting may have preserved the space for diplomatic efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal. -
Iran’s Accumulation of Enriched Uranium Slows
November 13, 2020
The most recent IAEA report indicates that Iran’s accumulation of enriched uranium slowed over the past quarter, suggesting Tehran is showing restraint so as not to cross any red lines that might imperil a U.S. re-entry into the nuclear deal.