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"Though we have acheived progress, our work is not over. That is why I support the mission of the Arms Control Association. It is, quite simply, the most effective and important organization working in the field today." 

– Larry Weiler
Former U.S.-Russian arms control negotiator
August 7, 2018
U.S. Nuclear Policy & Budget
  • TAKE ACTION: Extend New START
    April 1, 2020

    The New START agreement is now the only treaty capping the world’s two largest nuclear weapons arsenals—and it is in jeopardy. The U.S. and Russian presidents can extend it—and its irreplaceable verification and monitoring system—for up to five years if they choose. The actions of Congress can help protect and extend it. (February 2020)

  • Pandemic Reveals Misplaced Priorities
    April 1, 2020

    For decades, national security and health experts have warned of the risks of global threats that are simply too big for one country to handle, such as disease pandemics, climate change, and nuclear war. For many years, the response of our national and global leaders has fallen short.

  • ‘Skynet’ Revisited: The Dangerous Allure of Nuclear Command Automation
    April 1, 2020

    The Trump administration’s nuclear plans raise troubling questions about the role of machines in deciding humanity’s fate in a future nuclear showdown.

  • Assessing U.S. Plans to Modernize Its Nuclear Weapons
    April 1, 2020

    An oversight official raises concerns about the U.S. ability to modernize its nuclear forces on time and on budget.

  • Budget Would Slash Nunn-Lugar Program
    April 1, 2020

    The Trump administration is seeking to cut funds to cooperative threat reduction activities by 36 percent.

  • Court Ends Final Bid to Save MOX Program
    April 1, 2020

    Court Ends Final Bid to Save MOX Program

  • Surging U.S. Nuclear Weapons Budget a Growing Danger
    March 18, 2020

    The Trump administration’s excessive strategy to replace nearly the entire U.S. nuclear arsenal at roughly the same time is a ticking budget time bomb, even at historically high levels of national defense spending.

  • U.S. Nuclear Budget Skyrockets
    March 1, 2020

    The Trump administration is seeking larger increases to U.S. nuclear weapons than envisioned earlier.

  • Budget Would Augment National Missile Defense
    March 1, 2020

    The Trump administration is seeking to adapt existing missile defense systems to defeat longer-range targets.

  • Russia Warns Time Running Out for New START | U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Watch
    January 23, 2020

    Not much time remains for extending New START, says Russia. The United States has yet to issue a decision regarding the future of the accord, while administration officials give conflicting remarks about bringing in China to an arms control agreement. The United States and Russia met in Vienna in January to talk about strategic security.

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