Apr 16, 2009
In this new article published in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Online, Executive Director John Isaacs argues that the successful effort in the 1990s to approve the Chemical Weapons Convention provides a useful historical precedent to keep in mind as efforts move forward today to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. In both past and present efforts, Joe Biden is a central figure.
Apr 13, 2009
President Barack Obama has made it clear since the beginning of his administration that negotiating a new nuclear weapons reduction treaty with Russia is a high priority. In this new analysis, John Isaacs lays out the enormous momentum building for a follow-on agreement to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expires at the end of the year. Isaacs also foreshadows the political challenges in getting a new treaty through the Senate.
Apr 13, 2009
In this op-ed recently published in the Asheville Citizen Times, Katie Mounts argues that in today’s world, the possession of thousands of nuclear weapons is no longer necessary for U.S. survival. In fact, the very existence of so many weapons increases the danger that human error will trigger an unintentional nuclear catastrophe.
Apr 5, 2009
The Senate does not actually ratify treaties—that is the job of the President. The Senate provides advice (on the substance) and consent (with two-thirds of the Senate required to approve a treaty). The Senate considers on the Senate floor resolutions of ratification rather than the treaty itself
Apr 1, 2009
A joint U.S.-Russian statement from April 1, 2009
Mar 23, 2009
In this four-part series published on the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s new blog, Nukes of Hazard, Travis Sharp examines what it will take for the United States to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Sharp looks at political, messaging, verification, and cheating issues related to the CTBT.
Mar 20, 2009
Since the dawn of the atomic age, the United States has sought to encourage the use of nuclear energy while minimizing the proliferation risks associated with it. The latest U.S. initiative that sets out to accomplish this is the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). In this policy article recently published in The Nonproliferation Review, Jeff Lindemyer argues that GNEP erodes the successful thirty-year U.S. position against reprocessing and allows for the spread of technologies that are not proliferation-resistant.
Mar 18, 2009
If Republicans continue to rally around "no," there will be important implications for national security issues in Congress over the next two years. John Isaacs explores three broad groups of executive-legislative national security topics in this article published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Online.
Mar 17, 2009
This table shows how Republican senators who belong to the 111th Congress voted on three previous arms control treaties: the 2003 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT); the 1999 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT); and the 1992 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
Mar 11, 2009
An overview of key terms used in START and other arms control treaties.
Mar 11, 2009
Experts Sidney Drell and James Goodby outline what a deployment of 1,000 nuclear weapons might look like.
Mar 10, 2009
A collection of articles and reports on START and current efforts to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.
Mar 10, 2009
A compilation of moderates and conservatives who have spoken publicly in favor of New START.
Mar 10, 2009
There are a number of military, political, and economic reasons why the United States should seek to reduce its nuclear weapons stockpile.
Mar 10, 2009
An overview of the counting rules used for START versus those used for the Treaty of Moscow (SORT).
Mar 10, 2009
A snapshot of the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.
Mar 9, 2009
Key quotes from the administration and congressional Democrats on reducing nuclear weapons.
Mar 9, 2009
The landmark 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) provides a legally-binding basis for substantial, verified reductions in the U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals.
Mar 3, 2009
New satellite images indicate that North Korea may be preparing to test launch a version of its Taepodong-2 ballistic missile. This worrisome state of affairs makes it clear that it will be harder to denuclearize North Korea today than it has ever been before, Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Travis Sharp argue in this op-ed recently published in The Korea Times.
Feb 26, 2009
On February 26, the Obama administration will release a preliminary outline of its spending priorities and agency budgets (known as “toplines”) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, which begins on October 1. The defense budget topline released on February 26 communicates an overall funding level without including programmatic specifics, which will be released in April.
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