“What's really strikes me about ACA is the potential to shape the next generation of leaders on arms control and nuclear policy. This is something I witnessed firsthand as someone who was introduced to the field through ACA.”
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U.S. President Donald Trump claims that Israeli and U.S. strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program but other experts were more cautious.
President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s illegal attacks against the Iranian leadership, civilian targets, and the country's major nuclear sites represents an irresponsible departure from Trump’s pursuit of diplomacy and increases the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Rubio Bypasses Congress on Israel Arms Sale
The Biden administration signaled that it will not restrict U.S. arms transfers despite Israel’s failure to permit increased humanitarian aid to Gaza as top U.S. officials had demanded.
Prior to Israel’s retaliatory attack, President Joe Biden said that the United States would not support Israeli strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Arms Control Association strongly condemns Iran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack against Israel in response to Israel's bombardment of targets in Lebanon, its assassination of Hezbollah leaders, and its rejection of international appeals for a cease fire.
Amended Protocol II of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons prohibits the production of large quantities of apparently harmless objects that are constructed to contain explosive material, experts say.
A roundtable discussion with Nicole Grajewski, Sina Toossi, and Ali Vaez.
The pressure built after Israel launched a bombardment of Rafah on May 26.
A U.S. Republican senator seemed to suggest that Israel should consider using nuclear weapons to defeat Hamas in Gaza, drawing criticism for normalizing talk of a taboo option.
Recent attacks by both countries opened a new chapter in their fraught relations.
Targeting Iranian nuclear sites in reaction to a drone and missile attack that did minimal damage to Israel would be a reckless and irresponsible escalation that increases the risk of a wider regional war.
The Arms Control Association joins a prestigious group of organizations specializing in humanitarian assistance and international security on a letter to President Joe Biden to express our deep concern regarding continued U.S. security assistance to Israel despite Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid, an apparent violation of U.S. law.
Israel used its Arrow-3 missile defense system to shoot down a ballistic missile, marking the system’s first combat interception.