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May 1, 2019
Trump to revoke U.S. signature of treaty regulating international trade of conventional weapons.
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December 1, 2017
United States abstains on two arms control resolutions.
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May 31, 2017
Fight Brewing on Saudi Arms Sales
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October 18, 2016
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September 3, 2016
If the U.S. is sincere in its desire to hold Saudi Arabia accountable, it can and should existing U.S. law and its signatory status on the Arms Trade Treaty to encourage better behavior.
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August 30, 2016
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December 29, 2014
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June 2, 2014
Russia has not decided whether to sign the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a Russian official said last month, apparently contradicting an earlier report by the state-run Voice of Russia broadcasting service.
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May 1, 2014
Eighteen countries announced their ratification of the Arms Trade Treaty in early April, bringing the global pact to regulate the transfer of small and conventional arms closer to entry into force. To date, 118 countries have signed the accord, and 31 have ratified it. Fifty states need to ratify the treaty for it to become international law.
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March 4, 2014
A new presidential directive on conventional arms transfers emphasizes the prevention of human rights abuses and regional arms races.