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The Best Way to Improve on New START Is By Extending It

An extension of New START would provide the United States the time and space to negotiate a follow-on arms control accord with Russia, China, and other nuclear powers.
Buildings of the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant are seen through the steam rising from the water in the town Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region, 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of Kiev, on November 25, 2015.

The Harm of Nuclear Weapons Tests for Peaceful Nuclear Power

Any US efforts that undermine key treaties would erode the global nonproliferation regime that advances the safety of civil nuclear technologies.
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The Trump Administration’s Nuclear Test Delusions

Resuming testing provides no strategic benefit and would undermine a treaty that has curbed the spread of nuclear weapons for more than 50 years.
Doves fly over the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in western Japan on August 6, 2015 during a memorial ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

The Once and Future Threat of Nuclear Weapon Testing

Some Trump administration officials have signaled hostility to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and an interest in the United States resuming nuclear weapon testing, which could…
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attend a final press conference of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria on July 14, 2015.

The Iran Nuclear Deal After Rouhani’s Announcement

Iran's announced measures are cause for concern that the JCPOA could soon unravel. But Iran hasn't breached its commitments, yet, and there may currently be a path for climbing…
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