For Safety, Ban Nuclear Tests
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is a simple, necessary, and effective instrument for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. It is unsettling that the United States has had such a tool within its reach for over a decade but has failed to grab it. To protect the nation, the Senate must move quickly to consider, and approve, the Test Ban Treaty, Kirk Bansak and Andrew Riedy write in The Register Citizen.
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Kirk Bansak and Andrew Riedy Publish Op-Ed on CTBT in The Register Citizen
Nov 12, 2009
On November 12, Kirk Bansak and Andrew Riedy published "For Safety, Ban Nuclear Tests" in The Register Citizen.
Kingston Reif Quoted on Iran Sanctions in Truthout
On November 4, Kingston Reif, the deputy director of nuclear nonproliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said "The sanctions legislation can only hurt US diplomatic efforts. The Obama administration has not asked for and has not reached a judgment on whether they would be helpful."
Kingston Reif Publishes Op-Ed on CTBT in World Politics Review
Nov 2, 2009
On November 2, Kingston Reif published "How to Ratify the Test Ban Treaty" in World Politics Review.
Recent Analysis
Congressional Caucuses and Arms Control
Nov 5, 2009
To illuminate the executive-legislative interaction that is already occurring and will intensify as the Obama administration moves to complete bilateral U.S.-Russian reductions of nuclear warheads and delivery vehicles, it helps to identify the congressional caucuses that exist to influence nuclear weapons policy. Travis Sharp briefly examines these conduits of informal power on Capitol Hill.
How to Ratify the Test Ban Treaty
Nov 2, 2009
Ten years ago last month, the U.S. Senate failed to approve the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. A decade later, the dangers posed by the potential spread of nuclear weapons and materials to additional states and terrorists have increased dramatically. Stopping proliferation will require a global effort -- and an early, essential step in that effort must be U.S. ratification of the test ban, Kingston Reif argues in this new op-ed for World Politics Review.
Obstacles to Negotiating a New START Agreement
Oct 30, 2009
In May 2009, the United States and Russia began formal negotiations on a follow-on agreement to replace START I, which expires in December 2009. Based on news reports, conversations with Russian and American experts, and discussions with senior U.S. officials, Kingston Reif outlines the four main sticking points in the negotiations.
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