Disarmament
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December 11, 2019Tensions mount as the United States and North Korea continue to each issue provocative statements ahead of Kim Jong Un’s end-of-year deadline for denuclearization negotiations. Despite the U.S. good-faith suspension of joint military exercises with South Korea, satellite imagery indicates that nuclear and missile development in North Korea is ongoing.
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November 26, 2019
Remarks by Board Chairman Thomas Countryman at The Hague Peace Palace Conference on “Urgent Appeal for a Nuclear Weapon Free World"
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November 17, 2019Though imperfect, the SALT agreements set a standard for future bilateral nuclear arms control treaty negotiations.
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November 1, 2019
CD Fails to Adopt Program of Work
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October 17, 2019News emerges that the Trump administration may withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty by the end of October. Plus, NATO rejects a proposal from Russia regarding a moratorium on INF range missiles, the State Department releases new data on New START, and the United States confirms the cause of the August explosion in Russia.
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October 1, 2019
Over the long course of the nuclear age, millions of people around the world, often led by a young generation of clear-eyed activists, have stood up to demand meaningful, immediate international action to halt, reduce, and end the threat posed by nuclear weapons to humankind and the planet.
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September 1, 2019
Iran exceeds limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal.
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September 1, 2019
Prospects for extending the treaty appear to be weakening under U.S. criticism.
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September 1, 2019
A new survey finds that some global tech firms have no policies to ensure their applications are not used for lethal autonomous weapons.
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August 23, 2019