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LATEST PRESS RELEASES
On Thursday Oct. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”
October 28 will mark 100 days until the last remaining treaty limiting the two largest nuclear arsenals—the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)—will expire. The treaty has been extended once and cannot be extended again. No talks are yet underway on a follow-on agreement.
Russia offers to continue adhering by the central limits of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for one year after expiry. The Arms Control Association welcomes the move by Russian President Vladimir Putin and encourages President Donald Trump to reciprocate.
Today’s UN Security Council vote to restore international sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program does not close the door on diplomacy, but if the United States and Iran do not move swiftly to restart negotiations on a pragmatic, effective nuclear agreement, there is an increased risk that Iran will resume sensitive nuclear activities and a new military crisis between Washington and Tehran could erupt.
If the E3 and the United States fail to prioritize pragmatic diplomacy in the coming weeks and provide assurance that there will be no further military attacks while bilateral talks proceed, they risk pushing Tehran closer to nuclear weapons and putting the region back on a path to war.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Anchorage, Alaska, this week for a snap-summit that will focus primarily on options for ending Russia’s brutal and illegal war on Ukraine. There are also indications, however, the two leaders may also discuss the uncertain future of the U.S.-Russian strategic nuclear relationship.
In response to questions on broader nuclear arms reductions between the United States and Russia after New START expires, President Donald Trump states, "I would like to see it."
The leaders of more than two dozen regional, national, and international civil society organizations, former government officials and advisors, leading academicians and experts, and concerned cultural figures have joined together to launch a short, focused appeal designed to provide a common rallying call for urgent action to halt and reverse the new arms race and step back from the brink of nuclear war. ReversetheArmsRace.org
ACA and Win Without War co-host July 10 Forum that highlights human toll of nuclear weapons and need to renew action against nuclear dangers
President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s illegal attacks against the Iranian leadership, civilian targets, and the country's major nuclear sites represents an irresponsible departure from Trump’s pursuit of diplomacy and increases the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering direct U.S. military intervention in support of Israel’s illegal attacks against the Iranian leadership and the country's major nuclear sites. U.S. strikes would represent an abrupt and irresponsible departure from Trump’s pursuit of diplomacy and set back efforts to reach an effective nuclear agreement.
The United States and other credible intermediaries must do more to de-escalate the dangerous crisis in South Asia between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan.
“We welcome President Trump’s interest in negotiating a deal to limit and reduce the massive nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia,” said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association.
Since 2007, the independent, nongovernmental Arms Control Association has nominated individuals and institutions that have, in the previous 12 months, advanced effective arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament solutions and raised awareness of the threats and the human impacts posed by mass casualty weapons.
There is no plausible military scenario, no morally defensible reason, nor any legally justifiable basis for threatening or using nuclear weapons first—if at all.
The Arms Control Association warmly congratulates Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A & H Sufferers) for the well-deserved recognition from the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee.