"[Arms Control Today] has become indispensable! I think it is the combination of the critical period we are in and the quality of the product. I found myself reading the May issue from cover to cover."
Arms Trade Treaty: Grading the Obama Administration's Conventional Arms Control Record
By Jeff Abramson
At the end of this month, delegates will meet again
at the United Nations to continue work on a legally binding accord to regulate the conventional arms trade. As we launch a week of assessing the Obama administration's conventional arms control record, we begin with:
Arms Trade Treaty: B
Kyl Mischaracterizes ACA on Missile Defense
By Tom Collina The Arms Control Association often finds itself at odds with Senate Republican Minority Whip Jon Kyl (Ariz.). After all, Sen. Kyl led opposition to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in 1999 and to New START last year, both of which ACA strongly supports.
Russia Approves New START--Now What?
Source: PBS Newshour
By Tom Z. Collina
The State of the Union and Nuclear Policy
Image Source: White House
Jan./Feb. ACT Features are online!
Tonight's State of the Union address is expected to focus mainly on domestic and economic topics. However, those looking to learn more about the state of arms control in the U.S. and abroad need look no further than this month's Arms Control Today.
Toward a Negotiated Solution: Complete Transcript is now Available:
By Alfred Nurja
The Arms Control Association has just put up the full transcript from our January 20 event entitled "Toward a Negotiated Solution," part of ACA's "Solving the Iranian Nuclear Puzzle" Briefing Series. The ACA's upcoming Iran briefing on "Impact and Limitation of Sanctions on Iran's Nuclear Choices" will take place in early March.
U.S.-China Cooperation Demonstrates Need for Congress to Fully Fund Nuclear Security
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By Rob Golan-Vilella As Chinese President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, the United States and China have reached an agreement that will improve nuclear security in China.
Time is Now for Effective Engagement with Iran, experts say.
By Alfred Nurja
The Arms Control Association hosted a briefing today on Iran's nuclear program entitled "Toward a Negotiated Solution," part of ACA's "Solving the Iranian Nuclear Puzzle" Briefing Series. The session focused on examining what a viable diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue would look like and ways to achieve it. This was the second of four briefings designed to analyze the threat posed by the Iranian nuclear program and explore ways to deal with it.