Press Room


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

October 31, 2017

A new study published by CBO highlights the skyrocketing cost to sustain and upgrade U.S. nuclear forces and outlines several options to maintain a credible deterrent at less cost.

October 13, 2017

Arms Control Experts Say Efforts to Pressure Iran to Renegotiate Terms of 2015 Agreement Are Irresponsible and Dangerous

September 12, 2017

Experts urge the Trump administration and the U.S. Congress to continue to fulfill Washington’s commitments under the multilateral accord.

July 13, 2017

Statement from Kelsey Davenport, director for nonproliferation policy

July 7, 2017

For the first time since the invention of the Bomb, nuclear weapons development, production, possession, use, threat of use, and“stationing” of another country’s nuclear weapons on a states party's national territory are all expressly prohibited in a global treaty.

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.

March 27, 2017

Press Statement on the Start of Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Talks

February 23, 2017

Our response to comments by President Trump on New START

February 14, 2017

Press Release: Russia Must Immediately Resolve INF Treaty Noncompliance Issue

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.

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.