Events and Remarks
Staff and experts with the Arms Control Association periodically host or participate in events to inform policymakers, journalists, and the public about important developments in arms control.
If you have any questions about our events or wish to secure a speaker, contact us at [email protected] or at (202) 463-8270.
Below find remarks by Arms Control Association staff, board members, and experts at recent events.
"Steps to Move Us Back from the Nuclear Brink" Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball for the Japan Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Japan NGO Network for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (JANA) at the Public Symposium Marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, 2024.
A new report proposing a new series of high-level disarmament summits to inject new energy and momentum into global efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons.
ACA Research Assistant Shizuka Kuramitsu speaks at the UNGA high-level plenary for the International Day Against Nuclear Tests (IDANT).
The joint civil society statement to the Second Preparatory Meeting for the 2026 NPT Review Conference.
Our June 7, 2024 event at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. engaged members, supporters, speakers, and special guests for our 2024 annual members meeting.
ACA memorandum on nuclear weapons and autonomous systems submitted in response to a letter from the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs inviting civil society organizations to submit their views on autonomous weapons systems.
The Physicists Coalition for Nuclear Threat Reduction is inviting physical scientists and engineers to our inaugural Washington, D.C. Engagement Days to engage with policymakers and practitioners and encourage efforts to reduce nuclear weapons threats.
Ten years after Syria's chemical arsenal was destroyed under international supervision, gaps and inconsistencies in its declaration remain unresolved. Meanwhile, credible allegations have arisen in the past several months that Russia has used riot control agents against Ukrainian infantry position, which would be a violation of the CWC. In this webinar, a high-level group of panelists discussed these ongoing CWC compliance concerns.
Described as one of the largest and most complex weapon system programs ever undertaken by the U.S. Air Force, the Sentinel program is proving challenging to deliver on time and on cost.
What steps can Washington and Moscow take to re-engage in nuclear risk reduction diplomacy, and how can the United States and China productively engage on issues relating to risk reduction and arms control?
Russia’s move to withdraw its ratification from the 1996 treaty is a reminder that the de facto global test moratorium cannot be taken for granted.
Special report roll-out on the risks that artificial intelligence poses to nuclear decision-making and strategic stability, co-hosted by the European Leadership Network (ELN) and the Arms Control Association (ACA).
Perspectives from a senior Defense Department official on the long path to successfully eliminate the U.S. chemical arsenal, and the experiences of two local leaders who worked to reshape the government’s original plans for chemical weapons destruction to reduce the risks to local communities.
In 1,100 days, the last remaining treaty regulating the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, the New Strategic Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia, will expire.
Following President Putin's thinly-veiled threats of nuclear weapons use in his war on Ukraine, our expert panel addressed Russian tactical nuclear weapons capabilities, the consequences of their potential use, and diplomatic and political options.
Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball
Catholic Korea Peace Forum
Catholic University of America
October 5, 2022*
*(This presentation has been corrected and updated on Oct. 20, 2022)
Daryl G. Kimball's Remarks at the 10th NPT Review Conference, August 18, 2022.
NGO Statement for Presentation at the 10th NPT Review Conference.
A decade ago, credible reports began to surface about the use of chemical weapons by combatants involved in the brutal civil war in Syria. Our expert panel will assessed the progress that has been achieved to eliminate Syria’s chemical arsenal, what is left to be done, and how to ensure chemical weapons are never used again.
Mr. Beyer will provide an update on the working group and its efforts to encourage U.S.-Russian nuclear arms reduction talks and support for reducing the role and number of nuclear weapons through the Biden administration's Nuclear Posture Review.