Arms Control Today
The Russian War in Ukraine and The Impact on National Security
April 2022

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=Features=
Back to Basics: The Nuclear Order, Arms Control, and Europe
By Oliver Meier
The war in Ukraine will have long-lasting effects on how the world sees nuclear weapons and how Europe develops a new security structure.

Arms Control Must Remain the Goal
By Andrei Zagorski
New hostilities between Russia and the West highlight the need for a more robust mechanism, including arms control measures, to address the danger.

An Optimist Admits That It Is Difficult to See a Path Forward
By George Perkovich
There is no hope of dealing constructively with the defining security crisis of a generation if Russia and the West are not willing to compromise.

When Ukraine Traded Nuclear Weapons for Security Assurances
An Interview with Mariana Budjeryn
Russia's war on Ukraine erodes a main bargain of the nonproliferation regime, that if a country forgoes nuclear weapons, its security will not be threatened. (Login required)

Nuclear Threats and Alerts: Looking at the Cold War Background
By William Burr and Jeffrey Kimball
The recent brandishing of nuclear threats evokes the early days of the Cold War when such threats were the modus operandi of superpower conduct. (Login required)

=Focus=
New Approaches Needed to Prevent Nuclear Catastrophe
By Daryl G. Kimball

=News and Analysis=
• Russian Tactics Fuel Uncertainty in Ukraine
• U.S. Mulls Options if Russia Uses WMD
• West Rushes Weapons to Ukraine
• Ukrainian Nuclear Plants Come Under Russian Fire
• Biden Policy Allows First Use of Nuclear Weapons
• Restored Iran Deal May Be in Reach
• Iran, IAEA Agree on New Safeguards Plan
• India Accidentally Fires Missile Into Pakistan
• Arms Trade Rising in Europe, Other Regions
• Biden Approves $29 Billion Increase in Defense Budget
• Doubts Raised About North Korea Missile Test
• Congress Cuts Funds for Layered Defense System

=News Briefs=
• Colombia, Qatar Named Non-NATO Allies
• Declaration Expected on Explosive Weapons
• Russia Delays UN Space Threats Group

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