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January 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM

2024 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year Winner Announced

View in your browser 2024 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year Winner Announced (Washington, D.C.)—Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and the Austrian Foreign Ministry were selected as the 2024 “Arms Control Persons of the Year” through a recent online voting process that engaged thousa…

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January 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Life After New START: Navigating a New Period of Nuclear Arms Control | Arms Control Today, January/February 2025

Volume 55, Number 1January/February 2025Mike Albertson Life After New START: Navigating a New Period of Nuclear Arms Control The last treaty limiting Russian and U.S. nuclear weapons expires in 2026. We need to be clear-eyed about what follows. Download this month’s issue. Alexander Kmentt Geopoliti…

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January 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM

REMINDER: Vote for 2024 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year Now!

View in your browser Dear John,  This is your reminder to join the over 900 advocates from 54 countries that have selected their choice for the person(s) who have done the most for effective arms control solutions in the past year. Vote for Arms Control Person(s) of the Year now.   "In a field that …

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December 30, 2024 at 3:01 PM

A special message from fmr. Asst. Sec. of State Tom Countryman

Please Give Now to Double You Impact Dear John,  For more than five decades, the Arms Control Association has made tremendousprogress advancing bipartisan U.S. leadership on nuclear nonproliferation anddisarmament. But nuclear dangers are growing once again, the regime designed to prevent the build…

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December 23, 2024 at 3:01 PM

Here's to a more peaceful 2025!

 Dear John,     Thank you for your engagement and support in 2024. Our families wish you and yours good health, happiness, and peace in 2025.— Your partners at the Arms Control Association Your support makes our work possible. Please consider an end-of-year gift to advance progress toward a safer …

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December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, December 2024

View in your browser Surveying the WMD Challenges That Lay Ahead  As the Biden administration’s four years in office draw to a close and the Trump 2.0 administration approaches, the world faces a complex, unprecedented array of nuclear risks. At the invitation of the Arms Control Association and t…

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December 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Reminder: In Conversation with Jon Finer on the Biden Administration's WMD Policies

View in your browser In Conversation with Jon Finer: Recent Developments in the Biden Administration's WMD Policies  December 19, 2024 1:00 PM–2:30 PM EST at CEIP in Washington, DC and Live Online  As the United States approaches the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)…

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December 16, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Trump to Regain Control of U.S. Nuclear Policy. Now What? | Arms Control Today, December 2024

Volume 54, Number 10December 2024 As our gift to you this holiday season, most feature articles in this issue are open access. If you find our content of value, please consider subscribing to Arms Control Today, which depends on reader support.  Thank you and Happy Holidays!Trump to Regain Control o…

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December 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM

Dec. 19: In Conversation with Jon Finer on the Biden Administration's WMD Policies

View in your browser In Conversation with Jon Finer: Recent Developments in the Biden Administration's WMD Policies December 19, 2024 1:00 PM–2:30 PM EST at CEIP in Washington, DC and Live Online  As the United States approaches the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) …

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December 13, 2024 at 3:31 PM

2024 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year Nominees Announced

View in your browser 2024 Arms Control Person(s) of the Year Nominees Announced (Washington, D.C.)—Since 2007, the independent, nongovernmental Arms Control Association has nominated individuals and institutions that have, in the previous 12 months, advanced effective arms control, nonproliferation…

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December 11, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Help ACA Work for a Safer World

Help ACA Work for a Safer World Dear John, In this holiday season, thank you for your generosity to the Arms Control Association at an especially crucial time. As you may have seen in messages from Daryl and Tom, the dangers of nuclear conflict are high, arms racing is accelerating, and arms contro…

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December 5, 2024 at 5:10 PM

Trump to Regain Control of U.S. Nuclear Policy. Now What? | Arms Control Today, December 2024

Volume 54, Number 10December 2024 As our gift to you this holiday season, most feature articles in this issue are open access. If you find our content of value, please consider subscribing to Arms Control Today, which depends on reader support.  Thank you and Happy Holidays!Trump to Regain Control o…

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December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM

On Giving Tuesday: Reduce the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe

  Help Us Reduce the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe Dear John, Nuclear dangers are growing once again, and global peace and security are at severe risk. The stakes are high.   ACA is working harder than ever to address the increasingly difficult nuclear weapons challenges of our time. And we urgently …

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November 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, November 2024

View in your browser Defending the “Guardrails” Against Catastrophe  The risk of nuclear conflict is higher than at any point since the end of the Cold War, and it appears to be growing. Major states are engaged in a qualitative arms race. At the same time the rules, norms, and treaties protecting …

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November 18, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Southern Asia 26 Years After the Nuclear Tests | Arms Control Today, November 2024

Volume 54, Number 9November 2024Manpreet Sethi Southern Asia 26 Years After the Nuclear Tests Decades after India and Pakistan joined China in conducting nuclear tests and declaring themselves states with nuclear weapons, the region remains risk prone and there is little chance of engagement on nuc…

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November 7, 2024 at 6:23 PM

CORRECTION: After Nov. 5, Our Work and Your Support is More Vital Than Ever

Nuclear Dangers Just Became More Dangerous November 2024With the re-election of Donald J. Trump, the complex array of global nuclear dangers will become far more difficult to address.  As president, the unpredictable Trump will again have sole authority to order the use of U.S. nuclear weapons and …

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November 7, 2024 at 5:00 PM

After Nov. 5, Our Work and Your Support is More Vital Than Ever

Nuclear Dangers Just Became More Dangerous November 2024With the re-election of Donald J. Trump, the Doomsday Clock just lurched ever closer to nuclear midnight.   As president, the unpredictable Trump will again have sole authority to order the use of U.S. nuclear weapons and will exercise signifi…

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November 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Southern Asia 26 Years After the Nuclear Tests | Arms Control Today, November 2024

Volume 54, Number 9November 2024Manpreet Sethi Southern Asia 26 Years After the Nuclear Tests Decades after India and Pakistan joined China in conducting nuclear tests and declaring themselves states with nuclear weapons, the region remains risk prone and there is little chance of engagement on nuc…

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October 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, October 2024

View in your browser Navigating the Road Ahead Early voting has already begun and millions of American voters will register their choices at the ballot box by November 5. The outcome of the 2024 election will have far-reaching impacts on a wide range of issues that concern all of us, including the …

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October 15, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran | Arms Control Today, October 2024

Volume 54, Number 8 October 2024Kelsey Davenport Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran for 2025 The next U.S. president will need to move swiftly to engage Tehran because the door for diplomacy may not remain open for long. Sina Azodi Glimmers of Hope for Renewed Nuclear Diplomacy in Tehran Th…

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October 2, 2024 at 1:11 PM

Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran | Arms Control Today, October 2024

Volume 54, Number 8 October 2024Kelsey Davenport Rethinking U.S. Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran for 2025 The next U.S. president will need to move swiftly to engage Tehran because the door for diplomacy may not remain open for long. Sina Azodi Glimmers of Hope for Renewed Nuclear Diplomacy in Tehran Th…

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September 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, September 2024

View in your browser  The War In Ukraine and the Nuclear Danger (Again)   Since the outset of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s illegal, unprovoked, all-out invasion of Ukraine, the specter of nuclear weapons use has grown. Putin has tried to use nuclear threats to try to coerce and intimidate, an…

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September 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM

The Next U.S. President's Nuclear Challenges | Arms Control Today, September 2024

Volume 54, Number 7 September 2024  Election 2024: The Next U.S. President’s Nuclear Challenges Eight experts explore some of the problems and risks, including threats of nuclear war, burgeoning arsenals, nuclear testing, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and Ukraine. Download this month’s issue…

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September 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM

The Next U.S. President's Nuclear Challenges | Arms Control Today, September 2024

Volume 54, Number 7 September 2024   Election 2024: The Next U.S. President’s Nuclear Challenges Eight experts explore some of the problems and risks, including threats of nuclear war, burgeoning arsenals, nuclear testing, Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and Ukraine. Download this month’s issue.…

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August 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, August 2024

View in your browser Does the United States Need More Nukes? No.  For the first time in more than 35 years, there is serious talk about increasing the size and diversity of the already massive and costly U.S. nuclear arsenal. Such an expansion would  increase global nuclear dangers and reverse  dec…

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August 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Does the U.S. Need More Nuclear Weapons? | Arms Control Today, July/August 2024

Volume 54, Number 6July/August 2024Daryl G. Kimball Does the United States Need More Nuclear Weapons? Contrary to the hype, more nuclear weapons would not, on balance, improve the U. S. capability to deter nuclear attack. Download this month's issue. Nickolas Roth Recalibrating the Path to Nuclea…

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July 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, July 2024

View in your browser The U.S. Election and the Dangers of Nuclear Weapons  Today, we are facing a growing and unprecedented array of nuclear weapons dangers. At the same time, this year’s presidential election is also unprecedented, unpredictable, and extremely consequential.   History shows that…

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July 10, 2024 at 3:20 PM

Does the U.S. Need More Nuclear Weapons? | Arms Control Today, July/August 2024

Daryl G. Kimball Does the United States Need More Nuclear Weapons? Contrary to the hype, more nuclear weapons would not, on balance, improve the U. S. capability to deter nuclear attack. Download this month's issue. Nickolas Roth Recalibrating the Path to Nuclear Security An international confere…

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June 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, June 2024

View in your browser “Humanity Is On a Knife’s Edge”  This year’s edition of ACA’s Annual Meeting raised national and international awareness about the problems posed by nuclear weapons, what’s at stake, the policy choices ahead, and the important role for concerned people in the United States an…

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June 15, 2024 at 2:00 PM

We Need Your Input! Take Our Survey on Disarmament Education Now

Dear John,  We need your help! We are asking for two minutes of your time to complete this survey for our public education and outreach team.  We are currently developing a nuclear weapon and disarmament beginner’s guide as an educational tool to inform a wider and more general public about the im…

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June 5, 2024 at 3:05 PM

Out of the Shadows: The Implications of Iran’s Recent Duel With Israel | Arms Control Today, June 2024

Out of the Shadows:The Implications of Iran's Recent Duel with Israel A roundtable discussion with Nicole Grajewski, Sina Toossi, and Ali Vaez Download this month's issue. Luisa Kenausis Beyond Oppenheimer: Nuclear Weapons in U.S. Popular Media Nuclear armaments are not a new element in cinemati…

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June 2, 2024 at 9:00 PM

WEBCAST: Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, June 7

We invite our members and colleagues who are unable to attend our June 7, 2024 Annual Meeting in person to view our remarkable lineup of speakers and panelist via a live webcast.   Please register to receive the link for the webcast by email.The event will be webcast from the National Press Club in…

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May 14, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, May 2024

View in your browser Help Us “Move Back from the Nuclear Brink,” June 7 At this year's ACA annual meeting, we will delve into some of the most pressing arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament challenges facing the nation and the world today. We are honored to announce that UN Secretary-Gen…

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May 9, 2024 at 7:33 PM

2024 Annual Meeting Update: UN Secretary General Special Message

Register Today to Attend Dear John,   I'm pleased to share with you news that we just received regarding our upcoming Annual Meeting on June 7, 2024, in Washington, D.C.  As part of the program, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will deliver special remarks to our audience via video.  Earlier t…

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May 3, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Full Speaker List for 2024 Annual Meeting | Friday, June 7

View in your browser Please join us at our 2024 Annual Meeting, Friday, June 7, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  This year's edition of our annual conference will delve into some of the most pressing arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament challenges facing the nation and the…

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May 2, 2024 at 4:31 PM

Restoring Russian-U.S. Arms Control | Arms Control Today, May 2024

Pavel PodvigRestoring Russian-U.S.Arms Control Despite the problems facing nuclear arms control today, the system is not entirely broken. Download this month's issue. An Interview With U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Mallory Stewart Engaging China and Russia on Arms Control    Ian Fleming Zhou, …

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April 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM

New Speakers Announced for June 7, 2024 ACA Annual Meeting

View in your browser "Moving Back from the Nuclear Brink" The 2024 Annual Meeting • June 7, 2024 • Washington, D.C. Dear John,  You're cordially invited to join fellow ACA members, friends, and colleagues at our Annual Meeting on Friday, June 7, 2024, held at the prestigious National Press Club in…

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April 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, April 2024

View in your browser Enough Is Enough  Today, nearly 80 years after the start of the nuclear age, the United States has more than 5,000 nuclear warheads, including some 1,770 thermonuclear warheads deployed on 660 powerful, long-range missiles on land and at sea, and on strategic bombers. In additi…

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April 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM

Registration OPEN for the ACA Annual Meeting, June 7, 2024

View in your browser JOIN US FOR THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING  "Moving Back from the Nuclear Brink"JUNE 7, 2024 • Washington, D.C.Dear John, We invite you to join other ACA members and colleagues for our Annual Meeting on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. REGISTER TO…

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April 2, 2024 at 7:10 PM

The Inadmissibility of Nuclear Threats | Arms Control Today, April 2024

John BurroughsThe Inadmissibility of Nuclear Threats There is a strong case to be made that threats of nuclear weapons use are not only unacceptable and illegitimate but contrary to international law. Download this month's issue. David A. KoplowPlanetary Defense: The Nuclear Option Against Asteroi…

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March 8, 2024 at 8:49 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, March 2024

View in your browser Moving the World Back from the Brink  Last month speaking in Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning:  “The nuclear shadow that loomed over humanity last century has returned with a vengeance.  The nuclear risk is higher than at any moment since the…

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March 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The Rising Risk of Conflict on the Korean Peninsula (March 2024)

View in your browser Has Conflict on theKorean Peninsula Become Inevitable?By Jenny TownRebuilding diplomacy with North Korea is necessary to reduce the risks of nuclear conflict.  (Login required) Download this month's issue. Missiles, Preemption, and the Risk of Nuclear War on the Korean Peninsu…

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January 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM

Inside the Arms Control Association, January 2024

View in your browser Nuclear Arms Control Remains at Risk  In early 2021, ACA successfully encouraged the White House to work quickly on a deal with the Kremlin to extend the last remaining treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons for another five years. In 2023, we encouraged th…

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January 11, 2024 at 9:27 PM

Underlying Challenges and Near-Term Opportunities for Engaging China (Jan/Feb 2024)

View in your browser Underlying Challenges and Near-Term Opportunities for Engaging ChinaBy Tong Zhao  If China continues expanding its nuclear arsenal and eschewing arms control with the United States, diplomatic engagement stands as one of the limited but crucial means to establish a safety net a…

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December 29, 2023 at 7:01 PM

Here's to a more peaceful 2024!

 Dear John —                   Thank you for your engagement and support in 2023. Our families wish you and yours good health, happiness, and peace in 2024.— Your friends at the Arms Control Association Your support makes our work possible. We hope you will stay engaged in the new year.   Copyright…

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December 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, December 2023

View in your browser Bright Spots in a Difficult Year  Overall, 2023 was another difficult year for arms control and international security. In fact, it has been a difficult decade as relations among the states with the world’s largest nuclear arsenals have deteriorated and progress on disarmament…

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December 1, 2023 at 6:38 PM

Nuclear Mirage: U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with Saudi Arabia (December 2023)

View in your browser Nuclear Mirage:U.S. Nuclear Cooperation With Saudi ArabiaBy Sharon Squassoni The United States often has promised nuclear cooperation to allies for far fewer returns than it discussed with Saudi Arabia but never with such high proliferation risks. (Login required)  Download thi…

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November 29, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, November 2023

View in your browser Our Creative, Effective, and Productive Team  More than a decade ago, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognized ACA as an “exceptional organization that effectively addresses pressing national and international challenges with an impact disproportionate to i…

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November 2, 2023 at 12:50 PM

A New Argument for Nuclear Arms Control: Climate Change | November 2023

View on our website A New Argument for Nuclear Arms Control: Climate ChangeBy Kenneth C. Brill Dealing with this new threat to prosperity and stability will require a recognition that weapons of war are not the best defense against the most sustained threats of the 21st century and beyond. (Login r…

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October 17, 2023 at 4:44 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, October 2023

View in your browserRussia’s Self-Destructive Move to De-Ratify the CTBT  As with other critical arms control agreements, the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is under threat due to inattention, diplomatic sclerosis, and worsening relations between nuclear-armed adversaries. Distur…

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