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October 3, 2023 at 6:24 PM

The October 2023 issue of Arms Control Today is Online

View in your browser Twenty-Five Years of Overt Nuclear IndiaBy Christopher Clary Twenty-five years after their last nuclear weapons test, Indian decision-makers have yet to conclude that they have met the requisite minimum needed for deterrence. (Login required)  Download this month's issue. Pa…

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September 18, 2023 at 6:34 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, September 2023

View in your browser“Somebody Has to Make the First Move”  On June 2, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke at ACA’s Annual Meeting and announced that “rather than waiting to resolve all of our bilateral differences, the United States is ready to engage Russia now to manage nuclear risks an…

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September 5, 2023 at 5:05 PM

The Delusions and Dangers of Missile Defense

View in your browser The Delusions and Dangers of Missile DefenseBy Jaganath Sankaran A rethinking of the logic and purpose of the U.S. missile defense enterprise is urgently needed. (Login required)  Download this month's issue. The Enduring Impact of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative By Aar…

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August 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, August 2023

View in your browserOppenheimer and Today’s Nuclear Dangers At a time of increasing global tensions and growing risk of nuclear war, Christopher Nolan's mesmerizing, expertly-crafted, and sometimes disturbing feature-length film, Oppenheimer, provides a jolting, timely reminder for millions of movi…

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July 6, 2023 at 5:35 PM

AUKUS as a Nonproliferation Standard? (July/August 2023)

View in your browser AUKUS as a Nonproliferation Standard?By Toby Dalton and Ariel Levite Although the geopolitical rationale for the arrangement is understandable, the parties have failed to come to terms with its core problems.  (Login required)  Download this month's issue. As World Order Shi…

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June 27, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, June 2023

View in your browser A New Opening to Reduce the Nuclear Danger  Earlier this month, the Biden administration outlined a viable pathway for moving back from the nuclear brink.  At ACA's annual meeting June 2, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivered a major policy address stating that the …

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June 1, 2023 at 7:01 PM

The Unknowns About China’s Nuclear Modernization Program (June 2023)

View in your browser The Unknowns About China’s Nuclear Modernization ProgramBy Fiona S. Cunningham Although some changes to China’s nuclear capabilities and their operations are observable, they do not provide clear evidence about what kind of nuclear arsenal China ultimately seeks and for what pu…

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May 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM

WEBCAST: Arms Control Assoc. June 2 Annual Meeting

We invite our members and colleagues who are unable to attend our June 2, 2023 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 16, 2023 at 12:41 PM

FULL SCHEDULE: June 2, 2023 ACA Annual Meeting

This week, President Biden will join other leaders at the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, where they are expected to focus on the growing dangers posed by nuclear weapons.   Days later, on Friday, June 2 at 9:00 am, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will address attendees at the Arms Control …

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May 11, 2023 at 6:01 PM

National Security Advisor to Address Annual Mtg. | Inside the Arms Control Association, May 2023

View in your browserNational Security Advisor to Address ACA in Wake of Hiroshima Summit We are honored to have President Joe Biden's National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, delivering the keynote address at our Annual Meeting, “Reducing Nuclear Threats in a Time of Peril,” on June 2, 2023, at 9…

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May 8, 2023 at 2:48 PM

June 2: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to Speak at ACA Annual Meeting

The 2023 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting Reducing Nuclear Threats in a Time of Peril June 2, 2023 • National Press Club, Washington, D.C. We are pleased to announce that President Biden’s National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, will address our conference on Friday, June 2. Sullivan will…

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May 2, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Biden’s New Policy: Can Human Rights Reshape U.S. Conventional Arms Transfers? (May 2023)

View in your browser Biden’s New Policy: Can Human Rights Reshape U.S. Conventional Arms Transfers?By Rachel Stohl, Loren Voss, and Elias Yousif The new policy is a step in the right direction but implementation is the real test. (Login required)  Download this month's issue. The ATT at Ten: The …

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April 21, 2023 at 4:03 PM

NEW SPEAKERS: June 2, 2023 Annual Meeting

The 2023 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting Reducing Nuclear Threats in a Time of Peril June 2, 2023 • National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Please join us Friday, June 2, 2023, as we return to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for our 2023 Annual Meeting with members, friends, and c…

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April 17, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Preventing Escalation of Russia’s War on Ukraine, April 2023

View in your browserPreventing Escalation of Russia’s War on Ukraine As Russia’s disastrous war against Ukraine enters its second year, the destruction and bloodshed continue. Despite the enormous human toll of the war, Moscow is still trying to seize more Ukrainian territory and Kyiv is still figh…

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April 1, 2023 at 12:37 PM

Nuclear Power Plants Under Attack: The Legacy of Zaporizhzhia (April 2023)

View in your browser Nuclear Power Plants Under Attack: The Legacy of ZaporizhzhiaBy Scott Roecker The Russian assault on Zaporizhzhia has made clear the need for a new approach that increases resiliency and keepsnuclear power plants operating safely in conflict zones. (Login required) Download th…

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March 31, 2023 at 5:06 PM

REGISTRATION OPEN: 2023 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting

Register for the 2023 Arms Control AssociationAnnual Meeting June 2, 2023 • National Press Club, Washington, D.C. Please join us Friday, June 2, 2023 as we return to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for our 2023 Annual Meeting with members, friends, colleagues. As President Biden wrote i…

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March 9, 2023 at 6:07 PM

Nuclear Arms Control at High Risk | Inside the Arms Control Association, March 2023

View in your browserNuclear Arms Control at High Risk  In a rambling Feb. 21 speech attempting to justify Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to “suspend” implementation of New START, the last remaining treaty limiting the world's two larges…

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March 1, 2023 at 10:47 PM

The Three-Competitor Future: U.S. Arms Control with Russia and China (March 2023)

View in your browser The Three-Competitor Future: U.S. Arms Control with Russia and ChinaBy Lynn Rusten and Mark Melamed China’s nuclear expansion raises questions about how U.S. nuclear policy, deterrence, and arms control will operate in a world where China and Russia are likely to be U.S. nuclea…

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January 26, 2023 at 10:10 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, January 2023

View in your browser A Pivotal Year Lies Ahead  Since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine last February, our work to reduce and eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons has become even more challenging. It is no wonder that our partners at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their “D…

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January 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Learning on the Fly: Drones in the Russian-Ukrainian War (Jan/Feb 2023)

View in your browser Learning on the Fly: Drones in the Russian-Ukrainian WarBy Kerry Chávez  Ukraine has held the line in the war by harnessing commercial drones but Russia is now doing that too. (Login required)  Download this month's issue. Reducing Strategic Risks of Advanced Computing Te…

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December 31, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Here's to a more peaceful 2023!

 Dear John —      Thank you for your support and encouragement throughout 2022. Our families wish you and yours good health, much joy, and peace in 2023.— Your friends at the Arms Control Association Your support makes our work possible. We hope you will stay engaged in the new year.   Copyrigh…

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December 22, 2022 at 1:44 PM

Special Message: In 1,140 days, New START will expire

Dear John,  For five decades, U.S. and Russian leaders have understood that verifiable cuts in their nuclear arsenals are in their national security interests and those of the global community.   But as we close out 2022, talks on nuclear arms control matters remain on hold as Vladimir Putin’s ille…

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December 22, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Special Message: In 1,140 days, New START will expire

Dear John,  For five decades, U.S. and Russian leaders have understood that verifiable cuts in their nuclear arsenals are in their national security interests and those of the global community.   But as we close out 2022, talks on nuclear arms control matters remain on hold as Vladimir Putin’s ille…

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December 15, 2022 at 10:52 PM

Moving the World Back from the Nuclear Brink

View in your browser Moving the World Back from the Nuclear Brink Dear Friends:  This past year, we have been reminded that the nuclear weapons threat still hangs over all of us. Nuclear competition is accelerating. The risk of military confrontation between the nuclear-armed states is rising. Nuc…

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December 5, 2022 at 6:54 PM

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Time for Plan B | Arms Control Today, Month Year

View in your browser Features The Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Time for Plan B   By Kelsey Davenport  With time running out on the Iran nuclear deal, what can bedone to reduce the risk of Iran’s nuclear program? (Login required)Engaging China on Multilateral Arms Control By Oliver Meier and Michael …

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November 29, 2022 at 1:21 PM

Tackling the Arms Control Challenges Ahead

Dear John,   On this Giving Tuesday, we want to thank you for supporting and participating in the work of the Arms Control Association. Together, we have accomplished much, but we have more to do. This year, the Arms Control Association marked 50 years as a catalyst for progress in reducing and eli…

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November 10, 2022 at 8:33 PM

The Prospect of Nuclear Armageddon | Inside the Arms Control Association, November 2022

View in your browser The Prospect of Nuclear Armageddon   On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued another round of thinly veiled nuclear threats in the context of his ongoing military assault on the people of Ukraine. On October 6, President Biden called the “prospect of Armageddo…

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November 1, 2022 at 5:31 PM

The U.S. Defense Budget and Russia's War on Ukraine | Arms Control Today, November 2022

View in your browser Features The U.S. Defense Budget and Russia’s War on Ukraine   By Monica Montgomery Must ever increasing military spending be the answer to new security threats? (Login required)The Case for Strengthening Transparency in Conventional Arms Transfers By Paul Holtom, Anna Mensa…

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October 1, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Will Russia’s War on Ukraine Spur Nuclear Proliferation? | Arms Control Today, October 2022

View in your browser Features Will Russia’s War on Ukraine Spur Nuclear Proliferation?   By Robert Einhorn The outlook for further proliferation does not appear as pessimistic as has been widely assumed. (Login required)The Cuban Missile Crisis at 60: Six Timeless Lessons for Arms Control By Grah…

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September 25, 2022 at 7:02 PM

A Special Message: What you need to know about Putin's nuclear threats

Uncharted Nuclear Age Risks:What you need to know, what we are doing Dear John,   Nearly 60 years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the very brink of nuclear war.   Now, Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his war of aggression against Ukraine and has is…

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September 20, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, September 2022

View in your browser 50 Years of Bilateral Nuclear Arms Control andMuch More to Be Done Five decades ago, the first bilateral nuclear arms control agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union were concluded: the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and the Interim Agreement on Strategi…

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September 1, 2022 at 4:02 PM

Mexico's Bold Move Against Gun Companies | Arms Control Today, September 2022

View in your browser Features Mexico's Bold Move Against Gun CompaniesBy Wilma Gandoy Vázquez and Ximena García Hidalgo One government mounts an innovative legal challenge to a powerful industry in an effort to protect its citizens.  Breaking the Impasse Over Security in Space By Victoria Samson…

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August 13, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, August 2022

View in your browser An Opening for Renewed Disarmament Diplomacy  Russia's ongoing, large-scale war on Ukraine has not only increased human suffering and reminded the world of the risks of nuclear weapons, nuclear threats, and nuclear deterrence, but it has also derailed talks that could lead to …

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August 2, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Negative Security Assurances, Russia, and Ukraine | Arms Control Today, July/August 2022

View in your browser Features Negative Security Assurances After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine  By Francesca Giovannini As the war in Ukraine rages and nuclear-armed Russia makesthreats, do these security assurances still have meaning? (Login required)The Middle Eastern WMD-Free Zone and the NPT  …

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July 20, 2022 at 11:25 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, July 2022

View in your browser Nuclear Threats and the Dangers of Deterrence  President Vladimir Putin’s threats of the possible use of nuclear weapons against any state that might interfere with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have reawakened the world to the dangers of nuclear war. The possibility of militar…

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July 8, 2022 at 11:50 AM

Negative Security Assurances, Russia, and Ukraine | Arms Control Today, July/August 2022

View in your browser Features Negative Security Assurances After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine By Francesca Giovannini As the war in Ukraine rages and nuclear-armed Russia makesthreats, do these security assurances still have meaning? (Login required) The Middle Eastern WMD-Free Zone and the NPT B…

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June 11, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, June 2022

View in your browser Reinforcing Nuclear Taboos and Jumpstarting Disarmament Diplomacy   At our June 2, 2022, Arms Control Association Annual Meeting, our all-star array of panelists and speakers, along with video messages from special guests, underscored the enduring value of persistent smart ci…

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May 31, 2022 at 1:37 PM

Domestic Politics and the Iran Deal | Arms Control Today, June 2022

View in your browser Features Will Domestic Politics Trump Nonproliferation in Stalled Iran Deal? By Barbara Slavin  There seems to be little U.S. urgency to restore compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal despite the fact that Iran is advancing its nuclear capabilities. (Login required) Nuclear Ov…

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May 23, 2022 at 9:34 PM

A Call to Action | Inside the Arms Control Association, May 2022

View in your browserGrowing Nuclear Danger Represents A Call to Action  Over the long course of the nuclear age, millions of people around the world have stood up to demand meaningful action to reduce and eliminate the threats posed by nuclear weapons.  Civil society pressure in the United States …

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May 11, 2022 at 10:39 PM

Will we see you June 2?

 Dear John,   I hope you will be joining us as we come together in person for the first time in three years for our 2022 Annual Meeting on June 2, "Marking 50 Years of Accomplishments and Charting the Course for Challenges Ahead."   We have not yet received your registration for the event and hope …

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May 4, 2022 at 8:25 PM

EVENT, June 2: ACA's 50th Anniversary Conference on Nuclear Challenges

Marking 50 Years of Accomplishments andCharting the Course for the Challenges Ahead Please join us for this high-level, one-day conference in Washington, D.C., which will examine the nuclear threat in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine, how to reinforce the arms control and nonproliferation syste…

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May 2, 2022 at 5:26 PM

The Iconic Instrument of U.S. Nuclear Combat and Coercion | Arms Control Today, May 2022

View in your browser Features The B-52 Bomber: The Iconic U.S. Instrument of Nuclear Combat and CoercionBy Michael T. Klare  Of all the weapons in the U.S. inventory, none arouses trepidation for a potential target like the B-52 bomber. Now it has a new mission, supporting Ukraine. (Login required…

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April 27, 2022 at 8:29 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, April 2022

View in your browser Five Decades On, Our Work Is Not Done   Fifty years ago, on May 26, 1972, the first bilateral nuclear arms control agreements were struck: the U.S.-Soviet Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. That breakthrough followed the entry into force of…

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April 20, 2022 at 7:51 PM

NEW SPEAKERS: June 2, 2022 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting

Arms Control Association 2022 Annual Meeting Marking 50 Years of Accomplishments andCharting the Course for the Challenges AheadNational Press Club • Washington, D.C.June 2, 2022  We're looking forward to welcoming members, colleagues, and friends at the National Press Club this summer as we mark t…

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April 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED: June 2, 2022 Arms Control Association Annual Meeting

Arms Control Association 2022 Annual Meeting Marking 50 Years of Accomplishments andCharting the Course for the Challenges AheadNational Press Club • Washington, D.C.June 2, 2022  Please join us at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as we mark our half-century of accomplishments in arms co…

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April 2, 2022 at 11:30 AM

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

View in your browser Features Back to Basics: The Nuclear Order,Arms Control, and EuropeBy 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. When Ukraine Traded Nuclear Weaponsfor Security Assuranc…

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March 29, 2022 at 6:40 PM

Join us June 2 to Mark our 50th Anniversary

Arms Control Association Annual Meeting Marking 50 Years of Accomplishments andCharting the Course for Challenges AheadThe National Press Club • Washington, DCJune 2, 2022 Please join us at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. as we celebrate our half-century of accomplishments in arms contro…

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March 18, 2022 at 5:39 PM

Inside the Arms Control Association, March 2022

View in your browserPutin’s Assault on Ukraine and Threat of a Wider War President Vladimir Putin has chosen the path of destruction instead of diplomacy. The Kremlin’s war on Ukrainian cities, towns, nuclear power stations, hospitals, and civilians is indefensible, illegal, premeditated, and heart…

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March 1, 2022 at 8:37 PM

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Arms Control Today, March 2022

View in your browser Features Long in the Making:The Russian Invasion of Ukraine A discussion with Rose Gottemoeller, Thomas Graham, and Olga Oliker Three experts on Russia talk about the origins of the crisis and what a resolution could involve.Human Augmentation and Nuclear Risk: The Value of a…

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February 28, 2022 at 9:58 PM

Special Message: Russia's War on Ukraine and the Nuclear Danger

Feb. 28, 2022 Dear Friends: We are at a perilous moment in the crisis surrounding Vladimir Putin's indefensible, premeditated war on Ukraine. As Russia's forces continue to pummel Ukraine’s towns and cities, millions of innocent people are at risk.   And now, Putin has put Russia’s nuclear forces…

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