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LATEST PRESS RELEASES
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December 7, 2015
Every year since 2007, the Arms Control Association's staff has nominated several individuals and institutions that have advanced effective arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament solutions and/or raised awareness ...
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December 2, 2015
The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released...
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October 27, 2015
Today Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award the contract for the new, nuclear-armed, long-range penetrating strike bomber...
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September 22, 2015
During his trip to the United States, Pope Francis may continue to call for the United States to take further steps toward a world free of nuclear weapons.
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September 10, 2015
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August 18, 2015
More than 70 of the world's leading nuclear nonproliferation specialists issued a joint statement outlining why the Iran nuclear deal...
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July 14, 2015
Today's announcement from the P5+1 group and Iran that they have achieved a verifiable, comprehensive agreement to limit Iran's sensitive nuclear activities is a historic breakthrough...
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June 30, 2015
Sources indicate that the P5+1 and Iran negotiators are on their way to reaching agreement on the technical implementation of the key remaining issues, within the next several days.
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June 3, 2015
In an in-depth article in the June issue of Arms Control Today by Thomas Shea, an independent consultant to who worked for 24 years at the IAEA’s Dept. of Safeguards, explains and examines the verification tasks and challenges vis-a-vis Iran.
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May 22, 2015
After four hard weeks of statements, working papers, and negotiations, diplomats at the 2015 NPT Review Conference could not overcome deep differences over...
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April 27, 2015
Beginning today and through May 22, diplomats from the members of the NPT, along with hundreds of nongovernmental organizations, will gather at the United Nations in New York...
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April 21, 2015
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April 6, 2015
A group of 30 leading nuclear nonproliferation specialists, primarily from the United States, issued a joint statement today assessing the framework deal announced by the P5+1 and Iran on April 2 as a "vitally important step forward"...
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April 2, 2015
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March 26, 2015
This week, top diplomats from the P5+1 and Iran are meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, to hammer out a political framework agreement for a comprehensive, long-term nuclear deal...
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January 8, 2015
Austria's Director for Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Alexander Kmentt received the highest number of votes in an online poll to determine the "2014 Arms Control Person of the Year."
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December 16, 2014
Every year since 2007, Arms Control Association's staff has nominated several individuals and institutions that best exemplify leadership and action in pursuing effective arms control solutions.
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December 9, 2014
In a statement to the conference, the leaders of five major U.S.-based organizations urged prompt action to make disarmament a global enterprise.
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November 24, 2014
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November 7, 2014
We welcome the United States announcement that it will join the more than 165 other nations expected at the Dec. 8-9 Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons conference in Vienna, Austria.