Arms Control
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Trump’s Nuclear Testing Remark Was a Signal — Not a Strategy
The science is sound, the stockpile is strong, and the call to test a nuclear bomb has no technical foundation. Resuming testing would not make America safer.
Ukraine’s Ironclad Security Is Inseparable from Peace
After abandoning nuclear arms for the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine faces existential war -- proof that security “assurances” alone won't be enough now.
The Future of Arms Control: Time for a New Strategic Framework
Arms control must evolve from a legacy tool of superpower rivalry to a modern instrument of strategic risk management. That work must begin now.
What A Corrupt Police Network in the Dominican Republic Reveals About Arms Trafficking
How do arms trafficking and state corruption networks in Latin America operate, and how they can be disrupted?
The CFE Treaty’s Demise and the OSCE: Time to Think Anew?
NATO's suspension of the pact and Russia's earlier withdrawal compounds the OSCE's crisis, as conventional arms control in Europe collapses.
Congress Should Pass the SAFEGUARD Act to Overhaul Arms Sales Law and Protect Human Rights
The SAFEGUARD Act provides a pathway for Congress to push for accountability for the violence linked to U.S. arms sales.
US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Talks `Without Preconditions’: Somebody Has to Make the First Move
Three months after pledging to find ways to reduce the risks, the Biden administration has yet to take the lead, as it must for US security.
How the Arms Trade Treaty CSP9 Risks Repeating Past Mistakes
The 9th Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty could set back the responsible business conduct movement by over a decade.
Restricting Chinese Access to Chips is Only a Partial Solution
The U.S. goal should not simply be to restrict Chinese access to U.S. technology; rather, the United States should be focused on preventing an arms race that would be unnecessary…
U.S. Guns Are Fueling Violence in Central America, Here’s How to Help Stop the Arms Flow
Guns made in the U.S. are exporting death to its neighbors. The Biden administration should increase end-user checks against misuse.
New US Semiconductor Export Controls Signify Dramatic Shift in Tech Relations With China
The new rule aims to counter China’s development of advanced technologies that the Biden administration sees as harming national security.
Gorbachev: The Leader We Needed in My Time
Then-General Counsel of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Amb. Thomas Graham Jr. recalls the landmark signing of the INF Treaty.