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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Russian Veto Threatens Chemical Weapons Accountability in Syria
October 25, 2017
Russia’s vetoing of an extension on the mandate of the independent investigative body responsibility for investigating chemical weapons violation in Syria hides the fact that that it is dissatisfied with the body's findings. -
Listen to our European Partners: Sustain the Nuclear Deal with Iran
September 27, 2017
President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress would be wise to heed the words of Washington’s European partners in the deal. -
Grasping at Straws
September 22, 2017
The Trump Administration and its supporters outside of the U.S. government are laboring mightily to convince the international community that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a bad deal for the United States. Unfortunately for them, Iranian compliance keeps getting in the way. -
Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Push Nuclear Ban
September 20, 2017
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Understanding the U.S. Compliance Certification and Why It Matters to the Iran Nuclear Deal
August 29, 2017
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Visiting Vienna: What Haley Needs to Remember About Verifying the Iran Nuclear Deal
August 22, 2017
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5 Myths on Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea
August 21, 2017
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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.