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The Senate should endorse the amendment introduced by Sen. Ed Markey stating it is the policy of the United States to keep a 'human in the loop' for all nuclear weapons employment decisions. (July 2024)
The NPT preparatory committee meets in Geneva as states-parties discuss a path forward to the 2026 Review Conference. Kazakhstan announces a nuclear-weapons-free zones workshop. The United States continues with its ICBM modernization program.
The Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment to arms control negotiations even as major nuclear-armed states expand and modernize their nuclear arsenals.
The Biden administration dropped its opposition to a proposed nuclear-capable sea-launched cruise missile in its response to this year’s House defense policy bill.
It is unclear whether the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act program, which has aided thousands of people harmed by U.S. nuclear testing, can be revived.
The Pentagon review of the program claims that there are no alternatives to the Sentinel program that could meet their "requirements" for 400 missiles through the year 2070.
Most American voters may not realize it, but nuclear weapons testing may be on the ballot in November.
U.S. presidential leadership may be the most important factor in whether the risk of nuclear arms racing, proliferation, and war will rise or fall in the years ahead.
The total projected expenditure for the new Sentinel ICBM program had risen to nearly $320 billion, with an additional $16 billion earmarked for new warheads. Tell your members of Congress today that "Enough is enough." (June 2024)
China has not provided a “substantive response” to U.S. strategic risk-reduction proposals but other bilateral engagement continues.
The pressure built after Israel launched a bombardment of Rafah on May 26.
A U.S. Republican senator seemed to suggest that Israel should consider using nuclear weapons to defeat Hamas in Gaza, drawing criticism for normalizing talk of a taboo option.