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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June 29, 2017
In a conference call with reporters, Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and former Secretary of Defense William Perry shared their interest in having the U.S. and South Korea pursue talks with North Korea on halting and reversing its dangerous nuclear and missile programs.
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March 28, 2017
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March 27, 2017
Press Statement on the Start of Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Talks
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February 23, 2017
Our response to comments by President Trump on New START
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February 14, 2017
Press Release: Russia Must Immediately Resolve INF Treaty Noncompliance Issue
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February 9, 2017
In his first call with President Putin, Trump denounced the 2010 New START agreement despite not being aware of what the treaty was.
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January 24, 2017
Statement by Kingston Reif and Daryl Kimball
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January 18, 2017
“The sanctions imposed on Russia by the U.S. and our European allies should only be eased if Russia changes its behavior vis-a-vis Ukraine,” Kimball said.
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January 8, 2017
The winner of the 2016 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year
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December 8, 2016
Each year since 2007, the Arms Control Association has nominated individuals and institutions engaged in advancing effective arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament solutions.
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December 2, 2016
This new resource aims to inform policymakers, scholars, and the general public on the role that overlapping multilateral initiatives play in nonproliferation efforts.
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October 27, 2016
Statement by Arms Control Association's Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball, on the adoption of a resolution by the United Nation's First Committee to begin treaty negotiations on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
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September 23, 2016
Statement by Arms Control Association's Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball, on the adoption of a UNSC resolution reaffirming the global nuclear test ban.
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August 8, 2016
The Arms Control Association today announced the appointment of veteran Washington journalist Terry Atlas as editor of Arms Control Today (ACT), the association’s respected monthly publication.
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August 4, 2016
In response to a report in The Washington Post, Arms Control Association Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball made the following comments.
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July 15, 2016
A new study suggests that President Obama, failed to make progress in key nuclear disarmament areas during his second term.
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June 21, 2016
The West and Russia need to build on existing arms control measures to avoid exacerbation of the increasingly tense relationship between them, according to a group of international security experts.
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June 20, 2016
In a letter to the 48-member states of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a group of 18 leading nuclear nonproliferation experts expressed...
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May 10, 2016
Today the White House announced that on May 27 President Barack Obama will become the first serving U.S. president to visit Hiroshima and its Peace Memorial Park, which honors the victims of the world’s first atomic bombings seventy years ago.
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March 23, 2016
An effective new tool for improving global nuclear security is in danger of being lost, according to a new report by...