Nuclear Nonproliferation
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September 13, 2018Iran continues to abide by its commitments under the nuclear deal, notes the IAEA in its first report since the reimposition of U.S. sanctions Aug. 7.
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September 13, 2018
September 2018
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September 7, 2018Iran is pushing for EU measures to preserve oil sales, while other states seek waivers from the U.S. sanctions. In the meantime, Iran’s Defense Ministry announced plans Sept. 1 to boost production of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley continues to mischaracterize the terms of the JCPOA.
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September 1, 2018
Leaders toughen language favoring forward-deployed U.S. nuclear weapons.
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September 1, 2018
The Trump administration seeks rapid steps toward denuclearization.
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August 24, 2018During an Aug. 19-22 trip to Israel, National Security Advisor John Bolton said U.S. sanctions reimposed on Iran are having economic effects “even stronger than we anticipated” and that the United States expects that Europeans will see that the “choice between doing business with Iran or doing business with the United States is very clear.”
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July 30, 2018The U.S. and Iran leaders exchange tweets as European allies look for options to sustain sanctions relief and keep Iran in the JCPOA and endorse regulations to protect European entities from U.S. sanctions penalties.
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July 28, 2018
Remarks by Thomas Countryman to the International Symposium for Peace in Nagasaki, Japan
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July 25, 2018
July 2018
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July 17, 2018The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit brought to a close President Obama’s high-level initiative to reduce the risk of nuclear terrorism and secure weapons-usable nuclear materials. The commitments that states undertook during the 2010-2016 summits represent significant advances, but effective nuclear security requires continuous improvement to address gaps and new threats.