ARMS CONTROL TODAY
April 2023

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FEATURES:
Nuclear Power Plants Under Attack: The Legacy of Zaporizhzhia
By Scott Roecker
The Russian assault on Zaporizhzhia has made clear the need for a new approach that increases resiliency and keeps nuclear power plants operating safely in conflict zones.

Lost in the Gap: Toxin and Bioregulator Weapons
By Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando
International treaties designed to prevent the weaponization of chemical and biological substances are not keeping up with modern science.

Strengthening the Chemical Weapons Convention:
An Interview with Joseph Manso, U.S. Ambassador to the OPCW
Despite chemical weapons violations by Russia and Syria, Manso is bullish about the treaty and its impact.


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Global Nuclear Freeze Could Avert New Arms Race
By Daryl G. Kimball


NEWS & ANALYSIS
• AUKUS Plans Announced
• Iran Agrees to Increase Nuclear Transparency
• U.S. Is Largest Arms Exporter in a Changing Market
• Russia Reneges on Military Data Sharing Commitment
• Understanding the Dispute Over New START
• World Faults Russia’s New START Suspension
• Dueling Views on AI, Autonomous Weapons
• North Korea Might Conduct Nuclear Test, U.S. Says
• North Korea Tests Missiles in Response to Military Exercises
• New U.S. Arms Policy Boosts Human Rights Focus

NEWS BRIEFS
• Russian Jet Strikes U.S. Drone Over Black Sea
• Turkey, Hungary Ratify Finland’s NATO Bid

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