Arms Control Today
September 2021
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The CTBT at 25 and Beyond
By Francesca Giovannini
Although the CTBT has halted nuclear testing for a quarter-century, the door to renewed testing and an expansion of global nuclear weapons capability remains open because the treaty has not yet formally entered into force. (Login required)
Syria, Russia, and the Global Chemical Weapons Crisis
By Kenneth D. Ward
The OPCW transformed from a standard arms control monitoring body into an indispensable instrument of international peace and security. This role must be strengthened to address a chemical weapons threat that has metastasized. (Login required)
North Korea and the Proof of Nuclear Adherence
By Ankit Panda and Toby Dalton
North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities present huge challenges. Nevertheless, innovative and even unorthodox approaches and tools can help render these challenges more manageable.
FOCUS: Preserving the Nuclear Testing Taboo
By Daryl G. Kimball
BOOK REVIEW: Negotiating the New START Treaty
Reviewed by Linton F. Brooks
Rose Gottemoeller, a veteran U.S. arms control expert, explains how she led the delegation that negotiated the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START).
News and Analysis
• New Chinese Missile Silo Fields Discovered
• Biden Administration Begins Nuclear Posture Review
• Iran Suggests Harder Line in Nuclear Talks
• U.S., Russia Expected to Continue Stability Talks
• Pentagon Raises Concerns About NNSA Budget
• New Cruise Missile Cost Rises
• Key Arms Control Officials Confirmed
• Chlorine Cylinders Destroyed by Air Strike in Syria
• Members Discuss Open Skies Treaty After Russia Withdraws
• Inter-Korean Hotlines Go Cold
• South Korea Boosts Military
• Lawsuit Targets Arms Flows to Mexico
News Briefs
• U.S. Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test Fails Again
• Pentagon Issues First Memo on Space Norms
• India Tests New Agni Missile
• First TPNW Conference Postponed
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