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July 1, 2020
U.S. lawmakers and international officials have criticized the Trump administration’s consideration of restarting nuclear testing.
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July 1, 2020
Trump administration justifications for withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty are being challenged from many sides.
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July 1, 2020
The nuclear adversaries have recently increased flights of strategic bombers near each other’s borders.
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July 1, 2020
The Trump administration hopes to expand sales by reinterpreting the Missile Technology Control Regime.
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July 1, 2020
Holding the rotating chair of the 30-nation group, the United States plans to focus on chemical weapons.
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July 1, 2020
Upgraded Nuclear Weapon Passes F-15 Test
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July 1, 2020
If the White House will not rule out the option of conducting new nuclear tests, Congress should step in to ensure that such testing is not an option the president may exercise unilaterally, now or in the future.
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June 26, 2020Latest U.S.-Russia talks in Vienna make no progress on an extension of New START, and the Trump administration keeps pushing for China to join trilateral arms control talks with Russia. Okinawa rejects possibility of hosting U.S. intermediate-range missiles. Open Skies Treaty states-parties to virtually gather in July.
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June 26, 2020Though concerning, possible violations of arms-related provisions of Resolution 2231 by Iran are not grounds for the unilateral U.S. actions to prevent the embargo’s expiration.
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June 19, 2020
The Trump administration is now considering conducting a nuclear test for political signaling purposes, as a ploy in future arms talks with Russia and China. Worse, the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee authorized $10 million specifically for a nuclear test blast if ordered by President Trump. Key Senators and members of the House are pushing back but they need to hear your support for prohibiting funding for nuclear testing.
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June 16, 2020
The Trump administration is weighing whether to conduct a nuclear test explosion as a negotiating standpoint as it seeks an arms control agreement with Russia and China. Making matters worse, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to authorize $10 million to execute a nuclear test if necessary.
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June 15, 2020
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June 10, 2020
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June 5, 2020While the Chemical Weapons Convention bans the use of toxic chemicals in warfare because they do not discriminate between combatants and non-combatants, but carves out an exception for their use for "domestic riot control purposes" despite their indiscriminate use against non-violent protestors and those engaged in acts of violence alike.
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June 4, 2020On May 15, the Trump administration reportedly discussed conducting an explosive nuclear test, which the United States has not done since 1992.