Events and Remarks


Staff and experts with the Arms Control Association periodically host or participate in events to inform policymakers, journalists, and the public about important developments in arms control.

If you have any questions about our events or wish to secure a speaker, contact Tony Fleming, Director for Communications, at (202) 463-8270 ext. 110.

Below find remarks by Arms Control Association staff, board members, and experts at recent events.


Keeping Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Peaceful: What Must the Obama Administration and Congress Do?

Recent revelations regarding North Korea’s uranium enrichment and reactor program have increased concerns that more nations may develop peaceful nuclear programs as a way to develop a nuclear weapons option. Please join NPEC and the Arms Control Associations on December 2, 2010 for a panel discussion.

The Status of Iran's Nuclear and Missile Programs

Transcript available. The Arms Control Association on Monday, November 22 hosted the first in a series of briefings on Iran's nuclear program, with panelists Olli Heinonen, Michael Elleman and Paul Pillar, moderated by Greg Thielmann. Panelists discussed Iran's nuclear and missile capabilities, intelligence limitations and answered key questions regarding the status of Iran's nuclear program.

Next Steps in Arms Control: Third Panel Transcript - Missile Defense and NATO

Transcript of the third panel at "Next Steps in Arms Control," a conference hosted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Arms Control Association.  Speakers include Greg Thielmann, Eric Desautels, Jiri Sedivy, and Tom Z. Collina.

Next Steps in Arms Control: Transcript of Keynote Address

Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller's keynote address at "Next Steps in Arms Control," a conference hosted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Arms Control Association.

Next Steps in Arms Control: Second Panel Transcript - Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO

Transcript of the second panel at "Next Steps in Arms Control," a conference hosted by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Arms Control Association.  Speakers include Catherine Kelleher, Oliver Meier, Marek Szczygiel, and Jan Lodal.

Next Steps in Arms Control: Nuclear Weapons, 
Missile Defense and NATO

November promises to be a watershed month for U.S.-NATO-Russia issues. Please join the Arms Control Association and the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America on Monday, Nov. 8 for a one-day conference on Next Steps in Arms Control:  Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense and NATO.

Transcript now available.

Assessing Progress on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament: 2009-2010 Report Card

Transcript of October 27 event at the National Press Club.  Speakers include Daryl Kimball, Peter Crail, and George Perkovich of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The New START Treaty: A Panel Discussion with Brent Scowcroft

On July 23, the Arms Control Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the Arms Control Association hosted former National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft for a discussion of the New START treaty, assessing how its ratification and implementation will serve the U.S. national interest.

Panel Discussion - The New National Space Policy: Prospects for International Cooperation and Making Space Safer for All - Transcript Now Available

Panelists: Marcia Smith, Ben Baseley-Walker, and Bruce MacDonald

No time for complacency: tackling challenges to the Chemical Weapons Convention

Remarks by ACA International Representative Oliver Meier, June 8, 2010 during a "Perspectives from NGOs" panel at a conference on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

2010 NPT Review Conference Approaches the Finish Line

Remarks by ACA Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball, May 24, 2010 during a Presentation for Hudson Institute-Partnership for a Secure America Event.

Transcript of ACA Annual Meeting: Next Steps on Nuclear Weapons Threat Reduction

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Remarks of Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller at the ACA Annual Meeting

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Understanding New START and the Nuclear Posture Review: Transcript of Briefing Now Available

Old Ebbitt Grill

Toward a Successful NPT Review Conference: Briefing with Amb. Burk

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, March 31 3:00-5:00

Strengthening the NPT: Challenges and Solutions for the 2010 NPT Review Conference

Remarks by ACA Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on March 31, 2010.

Event Transcript and Resources: Roundtable Discussion "Towards a Global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): What role for the United States?"

Remarks by Amb. Roberto Garcia Moritan, Anna MacDonald, and Amb. Don Mahley (on behalf of Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher)

Next Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons: the View from Washington

Remarks of Daryl G. Kimball, Executive Director, for the “Practical Steps to Zero Nuclear Weapons,”
Ottawa, Canada

Event Transcript: START Follow-On Treaty: Assessing Progress on Nuclear Risk Reduction

Panelists: Linton Brooks, Steven Pifer, and Daryl Kimball

On Eve of International Mine Ban Treaty Summit, Arms Control and Humanitarian Experts Urge U.S. to Join Treaty - Transcript Available

Panelists: Wendy Batson, Steve Goose, Jeff Abramson

ACA Event - Iran's Nuclear Challenge: Where to Go From Here? Full transcript now available

Panelists: Paul Pillar, Greg Thielmann, and James Dobbins

ATT Roundtable Discussion - September 30, 2009

On September 30, 2009, representatives from U.S. and foreign defense industries, the U.S. government, Congressional offices, and non-governmental organizations and think tanks were invited to discuss a potential Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).

The New Nuclear Agenda: The Obama Administration and Arms Control

Remarks of Tom Z. Collina, Research Director. Confronting Global WMD Threats Conference sponsored by US Air Force, USAF Counterproliferation Center, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

ACA Missile Defense Briefings - Powerpoint by Philip Coyle and Remarks by Greg Thielmann

Panelists: Steven Hildreth, Philip E. Coyle III, and Greg Thielmann

ACA Director Addresses STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium

Remarks by ACA Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball at the First Annual Strategic Deterrence Symposium on July 29, 2009.