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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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. -
Iran’s Nuclear Program Remains on Steady Trajectory
September 10, 2020
A Sept. 4 IAEA report confirms that Iran continues to exceed limits on its uranium enrichment program imposed by the 2015 nuclear deal and is incrementally expanding its stockpile of uranium enriched up to 4.5 percent. -
IAEA Report Notes Progress on Investigation
September 10, 2020
The most recent IAEA report on Iran’s safeguards confirmed that Iran and the agency are following through on the terms of an Aug. 26 agreement to finally allow inspectors access to follow up on evidence of possible undeclared nuclear materials and activities.