ARMS CONTROL TODAY
April 2024
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FEATURES
The Inadmissibility of Nuclear Threats
John Burroughs
There is a strong case to be made that threats of nuclear weapons use are not only unacceptable and illegitimate but contrary to international law.
Planetary Defense: The Nuclear Option Against Asteroids
David A. Koplow
This nightmare scenario is not now on the horizon, but what if a large asteroid ever is on an imminent collision course with Earth?
Looking Back: Oppenheimer’s Bypassed Solution to the Nuclear Danger
David Goldfischer
After creating the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer looked for an arms control solution to prevent an unwinnable superpower nuclear arms race.
FOCUS
Breaking the Impasse on Disarmament, Part One
By Daryl G. Kimball
NEWS & ANALYSIS
• UN Security Council Holds Rare Disarmament Debate
• Europeans, U.S. Threaten Iran With IAEA Censure
• Ukraine War Colors U.S. Concerns on Russia, North Korea
• U.S. to Focus on Deterring North Korea
• U.S. Nuclear Costs, Projections Continue To Rise
• Indian Missile Capable of Firing Multiple Warheads
• Diplomatic Debate Over Autonomous Weapons Heats Up
• Islamic State Group Blamed for Chemical Attack in Syria
NEWS IN BRIEF
• Grossi, Putin Discuss Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
• Sweden Joins NATO
• U.S. Approves Funding for Pacific Island Nations
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