H. E. Mr. Nawaf Salam, Ambassador and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative of Lebanon, deposits Lebanon's instrument of ratification at the United Nations. Photo credit: UN Photo

By Jeff Abramson

During the final panel of ACA's "Next Steps in Arms Control" conference today, the discussion turned to missile defense. Panelists discussed the upcoming NATO summit in Lisbon, the Obama administration's Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA), and the prospects for NATO-Russia cooperation on missile defense.

At today's ACA / Böll Foundation event, Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller delivered the keynote address. She focused on the New START agreement, both making the case for its prompt ratification in the post-election session and providing an assessment of where the process stands now. Among the points she raised were:

Today, the Arms Control Association, along with Heinrich Böll Stiftung, is hosting a conference on "Next Steps in Arms Control: Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and NATO" at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

Arms Control Now will feature some of the conference's highlights.

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By Daryl G. Kimball

Today in Mumbai, President Barack Obama told U.S.-Indian business leaders that he would seek India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)--the nuclear technology control organization established in 1975 in response to India's first nuclear weapon test blast, which used plutonium produced with nuclear technology from Canada and the United States.

By Daryl G. Kimball

A 21st Century version of Lyndon Johnson's 1964 "Daisy Girl" campaign ad has been produced by the American Values Network in an effort to urge the Senate to provide its advice and consent for ratification of New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

By Daryl G. Kimball

Following the Nov. 2 U.S. mid-term election, Congressional leaders and the White House now must shift from campaign mode to governing mode. That will be tough for many, but is necessary for the health and security of the nation.

By Daryl Kimball

By Scoville Fellow Rob Golan-Vilella

What is the "mainstream" in the nuclear nonproliferation regime? What are the standards that countries are expected to meet? And are crucial nations living up to these expectations?

By Eric Auner