Arms Control Today
December 2021
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From Division to Constructive Engagement: Europe and the TPNW
By Oliver Meier and Maren Vieluf
Deep divisions over the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons are hampering the ability of Europe to influence the goal of nuclear disarmament.
Revitalizing the Missile Technology Control Regime
By William Alberque and Timothy Wright
The 34-year-old MTCR, an international export control regime, has slowed or stopped some significant missile programs but needs reform to deal with the increase in states adding ballistic and cruise missiles to their arsenals.
The Australia-UK-U.S. Submarine Deal: Submarines and Safeguards
By Laura Rockwood
For Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the UK and the U.S. as planned, it will have to negotiate an unprecedented safeguards arrangement with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Focus
A Small Step Toward an ASAT Ban
By Daryl G. Kimball
Book Review
China’s Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems
Reviewed by Tong Zhao
Editors James M. Smith and Paul J. Bolt have produced an insightful book that enriches the public debate with a holistic and systematic examination of China’s nuclear strategy
News and Analysis
• NPT States Prepare for a Critical Conference
• Pentagon Sees Faster Chinese Nuclear Expansion
• UN Panel Approves Working Group on Space
• Russian ASAT Test Creates Massive Debris
• Iran’s Nuclear Growth Puts Deal at Risk
• Iran Continues Blocking IAEA Access
• China, Russia Propose North Korea Sanctions Relief
• India Tests Missile Capable of Reaching China
• Defense Department Reorganizes Amid NPR
News Briefs
• Lawmakers Pressure Biden to Waive India Sanctions
• Russia, U.S. Adhere to New START Limits
• Countries Grapple With 2025 Landmine Goal
• NATO Concludes Annual Nuclear Exercise
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