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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
U.S. Nuclear Policy & Budget
  • As INF Treaty Falls, New START Teeters
    March 4, 2019

    The INF Treaty crisis threatens far more than the INF Treaty.

  • CBO Predicts Increased Nuclear Arsenal Costs
    March 4, 2019

    The estimated cost of sustaining and modernizing U.S. nuclear weapons over the next 10 years has
    increased 23 percent.

  • How Congress Can Leverage Action on New START
    March 1, 2019

    Every U.S. president since John Kennedy has successfully concluded at least one agreement with Russia or the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear dangers. These agreements have helped to slash nuclear stockpiles, manage nuclear competition, and provide greater stability, thereby reducing the risk of nuclear catastrophe between the world’s two largest nuclear actors.

  • Controversy Over Nuclear Safety Board Scope and Size
    February 27, 2019
    The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), in charge of overseeing the safety and security of U.S. nuclear weapons complex sites, is in the middle of a battle with the Department of Energy and Congress over its scope and size and its role as an independent oversight authority.
  • TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress No Funding for U.S. INF Missiles
    February 6, 2019

    Termination of the INF Treaty allows Russia and the United States to deploy new ground-launched intermediate-range missiles, increasing the risk of a new destabilizing arms race. Congress must adopt legislation to prohibit funding for the procurement, flight-testing, or deployment of U.S. ground-launched or ballistic missiles until the Trump administration meets seven specific conditions.

  • The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty at a Glance
    February 2, 2019

    History of the INF Treaty between the United States and Russia and details on potential violations by Russia

  • Select Reactions to the INF Treaty Crisis
    February 1, 2019
    The Trump administration’s sudden decision and announcement Oct. 20 to “terminate” the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty due to Russian violations of the treaty has been met with bipartisan and international concern. A collection of various reactions from international partners, members of Congress, and former national security policymakers is provided below and will be updated as further reactions arise.
  • INF Treaty Crisis: Background and Next Steps
    February 1, 2019

    The INF Treaty crisis is a global security problem. Nations will need to step forward with creative and pragmatic solutions that create the conditions necessary to ensure that the world’s two largest nuclear actors meet their legal obligations to end the arms race and reduce nuclear threats.

  • U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Agreements at a Glance
    February 1, 2019

    August 2019

  • Extending New START Is in America's National Security Interest
    January 8, 2019

    The difficulties of getting to “yes” on an agreement to extend New START, much less a subsequent strategic
    nuclear arms control accord, should not be underestimated.

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