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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U.S. Policy on North Korea: More Pressure, But Where’s the “Engagement?”
August 7, 2017
Now is the time for more aggressive, direct and effective efforts to “engage” with North Korea with aim of halting, and later, rolling back its nuclear and missile pursuits. -
Iran’s Simorgh Rocket Test in Perspective
July 27, 2017
Was Iran's launch of the Simorgh rocket space-launch vehicle a violation of the nuclear deal? -
Moscow is ready to discuss New START, but where is Washington?
July 24, 2017
Failing to respond to Moscow’s invitation to extend New START would be a major loss for a president who says he loves winning. -
Senator Reiterates Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
July 13, 2017
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Missing the Mark on Iran's Missiles
July 7, 2017
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Banning the Bomb—A Blog of the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Talks
July 7, 2017
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The UN Report on the Iran Deal Resolution: The Good, the Unclear, and the Troubling
June 29, 2017
The UN Secretary General’s biannual report on UN Security Council Resolution 2231 affirms Iran’s compliance with nuclear provisions of the 2015 agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States), but raises concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile activity and compliance with UN restrictions. -
Trump Budget Cuts Threaten Global Security
June 13, 2017
Review of the Trump administration's first budget by members of the Fissile Material Working Group (FMWG) steering group. -
First Trump Budget Continues Unnecessary and Unsustainable Nuclear Weapons Plans
June 7, 2017
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Can the United States and Russia Bridge the Growing Gap on Arms Control?
June 1, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said May 14 on Meet the Press that the United States needs to “improve the relationship between the two greatest nuclear powers in the world.”