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"[Arms Control Today] has become indispensable! I think it is the combination of the critical period we are in and the quality of the product. I found myself reading the May issue from cover to cover."

– Frank von Hippel
Co-Director of Program on Science and Global Security, Princeton University
June 1, 2018
Treaties and Agreements
  • IAEA Board Presses Iran
    July 1, 2020

    The IAEA Board of Governors approved a resolution calling on Iran to provide more information about its past nuclear activities.

  • Iran Continues to Stockpile Uranium
    July 1, 2020

    Tehran has enriched and stored more reactor-grade uranium while allowing the IAEA to monitor its nuclear activities.

  • Critics Question U.S. Open Skies Complaints
    July 1, 2020

    Trump administration justifications for withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty are being challenged from many sides.

  • Congress Should Take the Nuclear Testing Option Off the Table
    July 1, 2020

    If the White House will not rule out the option of conducting new nuclear tests, Congress should step in to ensure that such testing is not an option the president may exercise unilaterally, now or in the future.

  • U.S. Continues Stalling on New START
    June 26, 2020
    Latest U.S.-Russia talks in Vienna make no progress on an extension of New START, and the Trump administration keeps pushing for China to join trilateral arms control talks with Russia. Okinawa rejects possibility of hosting U.S. intermediate-range missiles. Open Skies Treaty states-parties to virtually gather in July.
  • Iran’s Illicit Arms Transfers Do Not Justify U.S. Snapback
    June 26, 2020
    Though concerning, possible violations of arms-related provisions of Resolution 2231 by Iran are not grounds for the unilateral U.S. actions to prevent the embargo’s expiration.
  • TAKE ACTION: Just Say “No” to Nuclear Testing
    June 19, 2020

    The Trump administration is now considering conducting a nuclear test for political signaling purposes, as a ploy in future arms talks with Russia and China. Worse, the Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee authorized $10 million specifically for a nuclear test blast if ordered by President Trump. Key Senators and members of the House are pushing back but they need to hear your support for prohibiting funding for nuclear testing. (June 2020)

  • IAEA Board Passes Resolution on Iran | P4+1 and Iran Nuclear Deal Alert
    June 19, 2020
    The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution calling on Iran to cooperate fully with the Agency, including on the Agency's investigation into inconsistencies related to Iran’s pre-2003 nuclear activities. An IAEA report revealed that Iran’s low-enriched uranium stockpile continues to grow, and the Trump administration terminated additional non-proliferation sanctions waivers.
  • Iran’s Failure to Comply with IAEA Investigation Raises Concerns
    June 8, 2020
    The June 5 IAEA report provides additional detail about the agency's investigation into possible undeclared nuclear materials and activities tied to Iran's past nuclear weapons development efforts and noted that Tehran has yet to comply with the agency’s requests for information and access.
  • IAEA Report Shows Iran’s Stockpile of Uranium Grows
    June 8, 2020
    The IAEA's latest report assessing Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal noted that Tehran’s stockpile of low enriched uranium continues to increase beyond limits set by the accord.

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