Inside the Arms Control Association
October 2024

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Early voting has already begun and millions of American voters will register their choices at the ballot box by November 5.

The outcome of the 2024 election will have far-reaching impacts on a wide range of issues that concern all of us, including the growing dangers posed by nuclear weapons.

Whatever the outcome of the presidential and congressional races may be, the Arms Control Association team is poised to take action to help:

Reinforce the norms against nuclear weapon use, nuclear threats, nuclear testing, and the spread of nuclear weapons.
Head-off an unconstrained, costly, counterproductive, and dangerous three-way arms race involving the United States, Russia, and China.
Jumpstart the dialogue between major nuclear-armed states on risk reduction and arms control.

Through the years, the Arms Control Association has demonstrated that we can effectively address pressing nuclear challenges with an impact disproportionate to our modest size and lean budget.

We’re already hard at work, so we are ready to hit the ground running in 2025 and deal with whatever may be awaiting on the road ahead:

Last week, ACA organized a private letter from a group of former officials and nuclear policy experts urging President Biden to deliver, for the first time during his presidency, a major address outlining his vision for how the United States can effectively work to reduce the most urgent threats posed by nuclear weapons. 

On Nov. 8, the ACA Board of Directors will meet to assess the election results and update the organization’s public education and policy advocacy plan of action for the coming year and beyond.
We also plan to forward our recommendations to the presidential transition team on some of the key nuclear-policy decisions that will need to be made in the first 100 days.

Later in November, we will also continue our discussions with congressional leaders, including members of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, about how to update legislation and activities aimed at building a bipartisan opposition to any threats of nuclear weapon use and support smarter U.S.-led arms control diplomacy.

In early-December, ACA, in partnership with the Nuclear Threat Initiative and with a grant from the Prospect Hill Foundation, will convene a special strategy retreat for a group of 40 key leaders and campaigners from a wide range of nuclear arms control and disarmament partner organizations. One goal will be to identify common strategic goals and facilitate more effective joint action to build public awareness and pressure for effective measures that reduce nuclear dangers.

The domestic and geopolitical landscape is certainly filled with a mind-blowing array of challenges.

But when it comes to facing down the threat of nuclear weapons, history shows we are stronger and more effective when we are pulling in the same direction. That’s why the ACA team will continue to provide leadership and will work in partnership with a diverse range of organizations and allies who also want to reduce the nuclear danger.

And it is why we need your help and financial support for ACA’s critical contributions to advance saner nuclear weapons policies: [link removed]

Onward,

Daryl Kimball

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