Arms Control Today
January/February 2022
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FEATURES
Obstacles to Reducing Reliance on Nuclear Weapons
By Adam Mount
Public hints about the Nuclear Posture Review, to be released early this year, suggest President Joe Biden will not achieve his goal of reducing the U.S. reliance on nuclear weapons.
Resetting the Requirements for Nuclear Deterrence
By Sharon K. Weiner
What nuclear weapons are really needed to deter adversaries? The unwillingness to confront the challenge of entrenched interests and ideas has locked the United States into a decades-long status quo.
Defense, Offense, and Avoiding Arms Races
By Steven Pifer
As the United States and Russia contemplate new nuclear weapons reductions, the U.S. missile defense program stands as a complicating factor.
FOCUS
On Nuclear Weapons, Actions Belie Reassuring Words
By Daryl G. Kimball
BOOK REVIEW
Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: The Rise, Demise, and Revival of Arms Control
Reviewed by Heather Williams
Michael Krepon, co-founder of The Stimson Center, has written a comprehensive history that puts today’s arms control challenges in context and offers a playbook for future arms control success.
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
NPT Nuclear-Weapon States Reject Nuclear War
U.S., Russia Broaden Strategic Dialogue
NPT Review Conference Again Delayed
Iran Nuclear Talks Show Some Progress
Iran, IAEA Resolve Access Dispute
Congress Boosts Defense Budget By $25 Billion
Conference Makes No Progress on Robotic Weapons
AUKUS States Sign Information Exchange Deal
Congress Fails to Block Saudi Arms Sales
Saudi Arabia Said to Produce Ballistic Missiles
Congress Authorizes Hypersonic Plan
Chinese Hypersonic Glider Said to Fire Projectile
Pentagon Awards Anti-Hypersonic Missile Contracts
Arias Appointed for Second Term at OPCW
Work Continues on Middle Eastern WMD-Free Zone
NEWS BRIEFS
U.S. Halts HEU Exports for Medical Purposes
Russia Officially Leaves Open Skies Treaty
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