The Arms Control Association works to keep the public and the press informed about breaking arms control developments. Below you will find our latest press releases and media advisories.
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LATEST PRESS RELEASES
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February 8, 2019
Statement from Jeff Abramson, non-resident senior fellow for arms control and conventional arms transfers
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January 10, 2019
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December 7, 2018
Since 2007, the Arms Control Association's staff and board of directors has nominated individuals and institutions that have advanced effective arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament solutions or raised awareness of the threats posed by mass casualty weapons.
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November 27, 2018
Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), incoming chair of the House Arms Services Committee
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November 20, 2018
U.S., European, and Russian Nuclear Experts & Former Officials Issue Statement on the INF Treaty Crisis and the Way Forward
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November 2, 2018
Although the new oil sanctions are unlikely to change Iran’s commitment to the JCPOA in the short-term, the long-term viability of the deal remains at risk.
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October 18, 2018
New Analysis by CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo Published in Arms Control Today
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October 5, 2018
Hesitation on the part of either side at this point could collapse the fragile diplomatic opportunity that currently exists.
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September 17, 2018
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September 7, 2018
Technologies now in development could endow machines with the capacity to search for, identify, and kill humans on the battlefield or to hunt for and destroy an adversary’s nuclear deterrent systems, possibly igniting a nuclear exchange.
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August 23, 2018
At their summit in Helsinki, Putin presented the Trump administration with several proposals “to work together further to interact on the disarmament agenda, military, and technical cooperation,” incuding talks on the extension of the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).Following the summit, Trump stated that “[p]erhaps the most important issue we discussed at our meeting...was the reduction of nuclear weapons throughout the world.”
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July 25, 2018
A new report reveals a concerning loss of congressional leadership and interest in critical efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism.
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July 16, 2018
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June 28, 2018
President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland July 16 to discuss how to reduce tensions between the nations across a range of issues, including nuclear arms control. The Arms Control Association can provide resources and experts available to shed light on what the two sides can achieve to reduce nuclear risks and what’s at stake if they fail to make progress.
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May 24, 2018
Successful diplomatic nonproliferation outcomes do not come easily or quickly. But Trump’s top advisors contributed to creating a hostile environment around the summit. North Korea’s reaction was not surprising. Unfortunately, the president got spooked when he should have stayed calm and carried on.
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May 15, 2018
It is bad enough that the Trump administration has violated the Iran nuclear deal and threatened the NPT regime by opening the door for expanded Iranian nuclear capacity. The president and his advisors must not now compound that error by swallowing their tongues when another NPT member state in the region threatens to pursue the bomb.
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May 8, 2018
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April 17, 2018
U.S., European, and Russian Nuclear Experts & Former Officials Issue Urgent Call for Trump and Putin to Take Steps to Avoid a New Nuclear Arms Race
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April 14, 2018
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March 23, 2018
Press release on the appointment of John Bolton as National Security Advisor