Volume 53: September 2023

Arms Control TODAY

The monthly journal on nonproliferation and global security.

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Focus

Defending the De Facto Nuclear Test Ban

Features

The Delusions and Dangers of Missile Defense
By Jaganath Sankaran
The Enduring Impact of Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative
By Aaron Bateman
Should Nuclear Weapons Be Made Less Lethal?
By Frank N. von Hippel
The Oppenheimer Legacy
Stephen J. Cimbala, Chantell L. Murphy, and Lisbeth Gronlund
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Letters to the Editor

Clarifying History

News & Analysis

The United States and the Americas

U.S. Completes Landmark CWC Destruction
Lawmakers Seek Overdue Justice for Nuclear Victims
U.S. Says Ukraine Gives Cluster Munitions Assurances

Europe and Russia

Russia Still Awaiting Formal U.S. Arms Control Proposal
Allies Ponder the Future of the CFE Treaty

The Middle East and Africa

States Urge UN Investigation of Iran Drone Sales

Australia and Asia

On Korean War Anniversary, Activists Seek Formal Peace
North Korea Defends Nuclear Weapons Program at UN

The World

NPT Meeting Underscores Chronic Divisions

The News Briefs

China Constructs Nuclear Reactor in Pakistan
Health Experts Urge Nuclear Risk Reduction
IAEA Inspects Zaporizhzhia for Explosives
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