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I salute the Arms Control Association … for its keen vision of the goals ahead and for its many efforts to identify and to promote practical measures that are so vitally needed to achieve them. -

– Amb. Nobuyasu Abe
Former UN Undersecretary General for Disarmament Affairs
January 28, 2004
Russia
  • TAKE ACTION: Extend New START
    April 1, 2020

    The New START agreement is now the only treaty capping the world’s two largest nuclear weapons arsenals—and it is in jeopardy. The U.S. and Russian presidents can extend it—and its irreplaceable verification and monitoring system—for up to five years if they choose. The actions of Congress can help protect and extend it.

  • Russia’s View on Nuclear Arms Control: An Interview With Ambassador Anatoly Antonov
    April 1, 2020

    Russia’s ambassador to the United States discusses strategic security, New START, and other key topics.

  • Wassenaar Nations Set New Export Controls
    April 1, 2020

    Wassenaar Nations Set New Export Controls

  • U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Watch, March 13, 2020
    March 13, 2020
    The United States continues pushing for trilateral arms control negotiations with Russia and China, but deflects questions about the future of New START, which gains additional international support. The Trump administration has yet to decide the future of the Open Skies Treaty and responds to President Putin's January proposal of a meeting with the leaders of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
  • No One Wins an Arms Race or a Nuclear War
    March 1, 2020

    Fulfilling a goal outlined in its 2018 Nuclear Posture Review report, the Trump administration acknowledged last month that the United States has deployed for the first time a low-yield nuclear warhead on some U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).

  • Time to Renew the Reagan-Gorbachev Principle
    March 1, 2020

    Reaffirming the principle that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought” could strengthen this year’s review of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

  • U.S.-Russia Talks to Begin Soon, U.S. Says
    March 1, 2020

    A dialogue may be advancing between the United States and Russia, but China appears unwilling to discuss any limits to its nuclear arsenal.

  • Russia Disputes OPCW Findings
    March 1, 2020

    Russia invokes a rare UN process to question chemical weapons claims in Syria.

  • Nuclear Powers Discuss Arms Control
    March 1, 2020

    Nuclear Powers Discuss Arms Control

  • Arms Control Experts Urge Trump to Agree to Extend Key Treaty Limiting Russia’s Nuclear Forces
    February 5, 2020

    New START, the last remaining treaty limiting the world's two most deadly arsenals, expires one year from today. Arms control experts urge the Trump administration to agree to extend the treaty.

  • Responses to Common Criticisms About Extending New START
    February 5, 2020

    New START expires on Feb. 5, 2021, but can be extended by up to five years. Here are responses to the common criticisms about an extension of the treaty.

  • The Case for Extending New START
    January 28, 2020

    Former officials from the U.S. government outline the case for extending New START and address frequently asked questions about the treaty and the future of arms control.

  • Russia Warns Time Running Out for New START | U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Watch
    January 23, 2020
    Not much time remains for extending New START, says Russia. The United States has yet to issue a decision regarding the future of the accord, while administration officials give conflicting remarks about bringing in China to an arms control agreement. The United States and Russia met in Vienna in January to talk about strategic security.
  • Addressing the NPT’s Midlife Crisis
    January 10, 2020

    This year, the world will mark the 75th anniversary of the catastrophic atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the indispensable but imperfect nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT).

  • Russian Perspective: New START and Beyond
    January 10, 2020

    Russia seeks to broaden the scope of traditional strategic arms agreements.

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