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August 5, 2020U.S. and Russian delegations meet in Vienna to discuss space security and nuclear arms control. States-parties to the Open Skies Treaty move forward with figuring out how the treaty will work following U.S. likely official withdrawal in November. U.S. Space Command says Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon.
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July 1, 2020
Prospects remain dim for extending New START or engaging China in nuclear arms control efforts.
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July 1, 2020
Russia publicly releases its nuclear deterrence policy for the first time.
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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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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 1, 2020
Three and a half years since taking office, the Trump administration has failed to develop, let alone pursue, a coherent nuclear arms control strategy. The administration’s official nuclear policy document, the “2018 Nuclear Posture Review,” barely discusses arms control as a risk reduction tool.
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June 1, 2020
Officials have agreed on a venue to discuss arms control, but not an agenda.
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June 1, 2020
Russia, China Skip Syrian Chemical Weapons Meeting
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June 1, 2020
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June 1, 2020
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May 29, 2020
Executive director Daryl Kimball describes recent discussions by senior Trump administration officials to resume U.S. nuclear weapons testing and the effect such would have on global security and arms control. (May 29, 2020)
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May 27, 2020The Trump administration announced that the United States will withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, effective in six months. Special Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea makes his first public remarks about New START and the administration's goals for a new trilateral arms control agreement.
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May 21, 2020
The treaty allows the 34 participating nations, including the United States and Russia, to fly unarmed observation aircraft over one another's territory, helping preserve a measure of transparency and trust and enhancing stability and reducing the risk of conflict.
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May 11, 2020
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May 4, 2020The Arms Control Association hosted a briefing on "The Future of New START and U.S. National Security" on April 29. Here are some answers to additional questions that participants submitted but that the speakers were unable to address due to time constraints.