Arms Control Today
December 2022
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FEATURES
The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Time for a Plan B
By Kelsey Davenport
With time running out on the Iran nuclear deal, what can be done to reduce the risk of Iran’s nuclear program? (Login required)
Engaging China on Multilateral Arms Control
By Oliver Meier and Michael Staack
Chinese support is needed to keep the norms against weapons of mass destruction intact. (Login required)
The Cautious Nuclear Approach of Australia's New Prime Minister
By Aiden Warren
There had been hopes that Anthony Albanese would embolden his country’s nonproliferation efforts with concrete new steps toward disarmament. (Login required)
Making the Case That Nuclear Weapons are Immoral
An Interview with Archbishop John C. Wester
He knows some think he is naïve but says, “It’s far more naïve to think that we can continue the way that we’re going.”
FOCUS
Biden’s Disappointing Nuclear Posture Review
By Daryl G. Kimball
BOOK REVIEW
The Hegemon’s Tool Kit: US Leadership and the Politics of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
Reviewed by Douglas B. Shaw
Policymakers will benefit from Rebecca Davis Gibbons’ clarion warning that “[w]hen the United States does not prioritize the regime, it weakens.”
NEWS AND ANALYSIS
• Iran Escalates in Response to IAEA Board Censure
• North Korea Conducts Unprecedented Missile Drill
• Russian Officials Talk Nuclear War, U.S. Intelligence Says
• Russia Delays Meeting on New START
• G-20 Majority Condemns Russian Nuclear Threats
• Biden’s Nuclear Posture Straddles Obama, Trump Policies
• Global Partnership States Commit to Biosecurity Actions
• UN First Committee Calls for ASAT Test Ban
• WMD-Free Zone Conference Makes Little Progress
• India Tests Submarine, Land Missiles
NEWS BRIEFS
• Turkey Tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile
• Russia Loses Bid for UN Probe of Ukraine, United States
• Explosive Weapons Declaration Endorsed
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