By Daniel Horner
On Dec. 5, the parties to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) began a review conference in Geneva that is scheduled to end Dec. 22. The BWC members meet every five years to assess the functioning of the treaty, which came into force in 1975 and has 165 parties.
By Daryl G. Kimball
Today, the Indonesian parliament approved the ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, bringing the number ratifications necessary for entry into force down from 9 to 8.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa
By Daryl G. Kimball
Australia has for many years been a leader in establishing more robust barriers against nuclear proliferation, including its key role in the negotiation of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and negotiation of the 1985 South Pacific Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (SPNFZ).
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By Daryl G. Kimball
Today in Geneva, delegations from over 100 nations ended a two week-long Review Conference on the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) without reaching agreement on a controversial proposal backed by the United States that would have legitimized the continued use of cluster munitions and undermined the existing 2008 Convention on Cluster Cluster Munitions (CCM).
By Daryl G. Kimball
Today, the Obama administration announced it "would cease carrying out certain obligations under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty with regard to Russia."
The announcement is a symptom of the long-running disputes that have emerged over CFE implementation over the years and the inability of key parties to reach common ground, despite the Obama administration's recent diplomatic overtures on the issue.
By Tom Z. Collina
If you need proof that outdated, Cold War thinking is blocking smart budget decisions and progress to trim nuclear excess, read on.
De-miners working to eradicate an agricultural area in Lebanon of cluster munitions deployed by Israel in 2006.
By Daryl G. Kimball
By Daryl G. Kimball, Peter Crail, and Greg Thielmann
NOTE: For a more detailed summary and analysis of the IAEA's November 8 report, see www.armscontrol.org
An image taken from inside China's 5,000-kilometer long network of tunnels (Source: The Korea Times)
By Kathleen E. Masterson
