At this time of heightened nuclear danger, responsible NPT states must act with urgency to reinforce norms against nuclear weapons, push back against Russia’s nuclear bullying, and strengthen their commitment to reverse the arms race, avoid nuclear war, and eliminate nuclear weapons.
U.S., Japan Reaffirm Alliance in White House Meeting
Seventy-five years ago, the nuclear age began with the world's first nuclear weapons test explosion in the New Mexico desert. In this annotated "silent film"-style video essay from the Arms Control Association, we learn about the events that transpired three weeks later with the atomic attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
With the declining number of atomic bomb survivors, Hiroshima is leading efforts to share their experience for generations to come.
Seventy-one years afterward, a survivor recalls helping the wounded on August 6, 1945.
Seventy-five years on, the effects of the bombings haunt the survivors and inform the global debate about nuclear weapons and the ongoing pursuit of nuclear disarmament.
Japan Suspends Aegis Ashore Deployment
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Japan Downplays Possibility of Hosting INF-Range Missiles
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Why Japan needs a different plan to attain its stated goal of reducing its plutonium stockpile.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cites the North Korean missile threat.
U.S., Japan Extend Nuclear Agreement