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"Though we have acheived progress, our work is not over. That is why I support the mission of the Arms Control Association. It is, quite simply, the most effective and important organization working in the field today." 

– Larry Weiler
Former U.S.-Russian arms control negotiator
August 7, 2018
Treaties and Agreements
  • An Opening to Deescalate the Iran Nuclear Crisis?
    June 13, 2023

    Iran’s recent willingness to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to increase transparency on its nuclear program could help open diplomatic space for additional steps toward decreasing tensions and rolling back Iran’s nuclear advances. The United States should take advantage of this limited window.

  • Keynote Address by Ambassador Alexander Kmentt
    June 5, 2023
  • Countering Nuclear Extremism With Prudent Restraint
    June 1, 2023

    The decades-long effort to halt and reverse an arms race involving the world’s deadliest weapons may soon number among the casualties of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of independent, non-nuclear Ukraine and his increasingly reckless nuclear threats.

  • Russia Formally Withdraws From CFE Treaty
    June 1, 2023

    The Russian move marks the end of an era for the conventional arms control architecture in Europe that was painstakingly built over decades.

  • TPNW Working Groups Advance Treaty Implementation
    June 1, 2023

    A newly established scientific advisory group for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) met for the first time in March and elected Zia Mian and Patricia Lewis as co-chairs.

  • An Early Test for the TPNW
    May 1, 2023

    The 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has changed the global debate on the advisability, legality, and morality of the continued possession and modernization of nuclear weapons for the better.

  • The ATT at 10: The View From Mexico
    May 1, 2023

    In its first decade, the Arms Trade Treaty has established itself but new memberships have slowed and the illicit arms market continues to flourish.

  • Russia Stops Sharing New START Data
    April 11, 2023

    Russia terminates New START data exchanges with the United States. Facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus to be completed by July, according to Russia. U.S. lawmakers want more nuclear weapons to counter China.

  • Understanding the Dispute Over New START
    April 1, 2023

    Russia’s decision to unilaterally suspend the 2010 treaty has dealt another blow to the only pact still restricting U.S.-Russian strategic nuclear arsenals. 

  • The IAEA Just Bought Some Time for Nuclear Diplomacy With Iran
    March 28, 2023

    While the two sides must still work out the details that will determine the extent of the agreement’s benefits, any increase in transparency is a positive step that bodes well for international efforts to contain Iran’s nuclear program.

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