ARMS CONTROL TODAY
December 2023

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FEATURES:
Nuclear Mirage: U.S. Nuclear Cooperation With Saudi Arabia
By Sharon Squassoni
The United States often has promised nuclear cooperation to allies for far fewer returns than it discussed with Saudi Arabia but never with such high proliferation risks. (Login required)

Managing an Arsenal Without Nuclear Testing
An Interview With Jill Hruby of the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration
Hruby discusses what the United States is doing to ensure that its nuclear weapons are safe and reliable and how transparency can help prevent nuclear-weapon states from returning to testing.


NEW VOICES
How the Next UK Government Could Reduce the Risk of Nuclear War
By Louis Reitmann
With a potential change in government on the horizon, the United Kingdom has an opportunity to rethink its nuclear weapons policy and return to a leadership role. (Login required)


FOCUS
40 Years After ‘The Day After’
By Daryl G. Kimball


BOOK REVIEW
AI and the Bomb: Nuclear Strategy and Risk in the Digital Age
Reviewed by Douglas B. Shaw
This book is a must-read for those seeking to understand the first signals of revolutionary change that AI is bringing to the challenge of preventing nuclear war.


NEWS & ANALYSIS
• China, U.S. Hold Rare Arms Control Talks
• UN Command States Pledge Support for South Korea  
• U.S. to Develop Unanticipated New Nuclear Bomb
• UN to Address Autonomous Weapons Systems
• U.S. to Use Weapons-Grade Uranium in Reactor Experiment
• Drones Target Ukrainian, Russian Nuclear Facilities
• IAEA Condemns Iran for Failure to Cooperate
• Russia Mulls U.S. Arms Control Proposal
• NATO Allies Suspend Participation in CFE Treaty
• Pentagon Struggles to Exploit Advances in AI
• Biden Issues Executive Order on AI Safety
• Israeli Arrow System Downs First Missiles in Combat


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