By Daryl G. Kimball (UPDATED: March 9)
President Vladimir Putin's decision to send Russian military forces into the Crimean region of Ukraine earlier this month—on the basis of the claim that Ukraine's discredited former President Viktor Yanukovich requested Russian intervention—has put the world on edge and created one of the most serious political confrontations between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War.
The U.S. could save $16 billion by downsizing the strategic submarine fleet from 12 to 8 and still deploy a New START-size force.
As the crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate global attention and the news headlines, several other arms control developments of significance in the coming week.
In the coming days, the staff and editors at the Arms Control Association will be keeping an eye on the following arms control-related developments. 
By Kelsey Davenport
This bulletin highlights significant events in the world of arms control in the coming days, as compiled by staff and friends of the Arms Control Association.
By Daryl G. Kimball and Kelsey Davenport
On Nov. 24, 2013, diplomats from the "P5+1" group (China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom) and Iran secured a breakthrough agreement that sets back Iran's nuclear potential and increases international oversight of Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for limited and reversible sanctions relief. (For a summary the schedule and progress towards implementation, see the ACA fact sheet: "Joint Plan of Action At a Glance.")
By Greg Thielmann
The intelligence community may have missed the impending collapse of Moscow's empire in the late 1980s, but the Worldwide Threat Assessment presented to the Congress earlier this month by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper certainly reflects an awareness that Russia today is no longer an enemy of the United States. How else to explain that Clapper's 27-page Statement for the Record makes no mention of Russia's nuclear arsenal?
By Kelsey Davenport
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) broke important new ground on Sunday, with an agreement that will finally allow the agency to begin its investigations into Iran's past nuclear activities with possible military dimensions. Satisfactory resolution of these issues will help demonstrate to the international community that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful and that the country is not pursuing nuclear weapons.
This bulletin highlights significant events in the world of arms control in the coming days, as compiled by staff and friends of the Arms Control Association.
