Briefing with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Alexandra Bell, and Daryl G. Kimball on the value of New START, the Trump administration’s approach, and guarding against an unconstrained arms race if New START is allowed to expire.
The stakes could not be higher. The untimely death of New START with nothing to replace it would open the door to a costly and dangerous new quantitative U.S.-Russian nuclear arms race.
In this edition of our “Critical NPT Issues” webinar series, we will review the benefits of the JCPOA, the current status of noncompliance, pathways to repair the situation, and the potential effects on the upcoming NPT Review Conference.
For the first three and a half years of President Donald Trump’s term in office, he and his team have dithered and delayed on nuclear arms control matters.
A revitalized debate in Germany offers a path to reducing or removing U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe.
The Trump administration has failed to win support for its effort to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.
U.S. demands for new nuclear restrictions appear to foreshadow the demise of the last remaining U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty.
The Pentagon is continuing to develop options for deploying missiles that were once banned by the INF Treaty.
An annual Defense Department report appears to undermine Trump administration assessments
of China’s nuclear ambitions.
The Trump administration is pressing to replace U.S. ICBMs.
Iran’s UN ambassador sets out the case against U.S. actions in the Security Council.
The United States found nearly no support in its efforts to sanction Iran.
The Trump administration eases demand for Chinese participation in new arms control talks.
Seeking to export more drones, the Trump administration has loosened export restrictions.