Arms Control Today
July/August 2022

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FEATURES
Negative Security Assurances After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By Francesca Giovannini
As the war in Ukraine rages and nuclear-armed Russia makes threats, do these security assurances still have meaning? (Login required)

The Middle Eastern WMD-Free Zone and the NPT
By Tomisha Bino
The zone issue, often key to consensus on NPT review conference final documents, again will be a focus when the next conference takes place in August.  (Login required)

A Better Way to Identify the Origins of a Pandemic
By Angela Kane and Jaime Yassif
The United Nations needs to bolster its capabilities to investigate the origins of high-consequence biological events.

FOCUS
A Turning Point on Nuclear Deterrence
By Daryl G. Kimball

BOOK REVIEW
Seeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation
Reviewed by Douglas B. Shaw
Vipin Narang’s book presents discoveries that significantly advance scholarly understanding of nuclear proliferation.

REMARKS
UN Official Brands Disarmament System ‘Miasma of Dysfunction’
The guardrails against acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction are eroding, Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN disarmament chief, said.

DOCUMENT
U.S. President's Letter to the Arms Control Association
Biden, a long-time promoter of arms control, writes about his goals, including reducing the risk of a nuclear arms race and nuclear escalation. Read at [link removed]

NEWS AND ANALYSIS
• NATO Strengthens Eastern Front, Eyes Russia, China
• Iran, U.S. Agree to Resume Nuclear Talks
• IAEA Board Rebukes Iran
• States-Parties Meet on Nuclear Arms Ban Treaty
• North Korea, South Korea Exchange Missile Tests
• Biden Reverts to Obama-Era Landmines Policy
• Declaration Limiting Explosive Weapons Advances
• Russian-U.S. Arms Dialogue Remains Uncertain
• States Prepare for Nonproliferation Conference
• Germany Prioritizes Biosecurity for Global Partnership

NEWS BRIEFS
• IAEA Chief Visits Israel to Discuss Iran
• Brazil, IAEA in Nuclear Submarine Negotiations

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