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"No one can solve this problem alone, but together we can change things for the better." 

– Setsuko Thurlow
Hiroshima Survivor
June 6, 2016
Nuclear Nonproliferation
  • Iran Agrees to Additional Transparency
    March 15, 2023

    Iran agreed to additional monitoring of its nuclear program and to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) investigation into past activities that Tehran should have declared to the agency. The March 4 agreement between Iran and the IAEA came the agency reported an expansion of Iran's proliferation sensitive activities. 

  • Strengthening the Nuclear Taboo in the Midst of Russia's War on Ukraine
    February 21, 2023

    The nuclear dimensions of the war on Ukraine underscore the fact that outdated nuclear deterrence policies create unacceptable risks. To eliminate the danger, we must actively reinforce the legal prohibitions and norms against nuclear weapons use and press for effective disarmament diplomacy.

  • Former U.S. Nonproliferation Official Cautions South Korea Against Talk of Pursuing Nuclear Weapons
    January 12, 2023

    In response to South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks today, board chair Thomas Countryman said the costs and risks of nuclear weapons in South Korea would outweigh, by far, any perceived benefit.

  • The Hegemon’s Tool Kit: US Leadership and the Politics of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
    December 1, 2022

    Policymakers will benefit from Rebecca Davis Gibbons’ clarion warning that “[w]hen the United States does not prioritize the regime, it weakens.”

  • IAEA Board Censures Iran Again
    November 21, 2022

    The International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors passed a resolution censuring Iran for failing to cooperate with the agency's investigation into its past activities. The IAEA also reported that Iran's nuclear program continues to grow as prospects to restore the 2015 nuclear deal diminish.

  • U.S., Russia Discuss Threats of Nuclear Use
    November 17, 2022

    Some senior Russian officials have discussed the potential use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, according to reports. The United States and Russia will meet soon for a meeting of New START's Bilateral Consultative Commission. Majority of G20 condemns Russian aggression in Ukraine and nuclear threats.

  • Loosening the Nuclear Knot
    November 1, 2022

    Over the long, dangerous course of the nuclear age, the easing of tensions and resolution of crises between the nuclear-armed states have relied not only on good luck and self-restraint, but on effective, leader-to-leader dialogue.

  • Inspectors for Peace: A History of the International Atomic Energy Agency
    November 1, 2022

    The book highlights the paradox of IAEA’s dual role of promoting the peaceful use of nuclear technology while deterring their use for military purposes.

  • Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
    October 12, 2022

    This treaty prohibits the use, threat of use, development, production, manufacturing, acquisition, possession, stockpiling, transfer, stationing and installment of nuclear weapons or assistance with any prohibited activities. 

  • An Assessment of North Korea’s Growing Nuclear Capabilities
    October 7, 2022

    Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball
    Catholic Korea Peace Forum
    Catholic University of America
    October 5, 2022*

    *(This presentation has been corrected and updated on Oct. 20, 2022)

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