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1. 2020 Trump Budget Aims to Boost U.S. Nuclear Capabilities

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

Viewpoint by Kingston A. Reif The writer is director for disarmament and threat reduction policy at Arms Control Association (ACA). This article appeared in Volume 49: April 2019 of the Association's ...

Created on 03 April 2019

2. Beyond the U.S.-North Korean Summits in Singapore and Hanoi

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By Kelsey Davenport and Alicia Sanders-Zakre The following appeared in Volume 11, Issue 5 of the Issue Brief of the Arms Control Association. Kelsey Davenport is director for nonproliferation policy, ...

Created on 22 March 2019

3. Germany Backs UN Chief in Countering Autonomous Weapons

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... us," said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in his remarks on March 15 at the conference '2019 Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control' at the German Foreign Office in Berlin. The development of fully ...

Created on 17 March 2019

4. Countering Challenges Affecting Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

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... Conference on 'Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control' in Berlin on 15 March 2019. BERLIN (IDN-INPS) – Many of us feel a growing sense of unease about the challenges rapid technological developments ...

Created on 16 March 2019

5. Strategic Realities Impeding Nuclear Disarmament

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... community and is now the most adhered to instrument in the field of arms control. All but four among the member States of the United Nations are party to it. The NPT is now considered the cornerstone ...

Created on 13 March 2019

6. The Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit Disappointing But Not Devastating

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Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball This article by the Executive Director of Arms Control Association appeared on February 28. WASHINGTON, D.C. (IDN-INPS) – Not only did the summit in Hanoi between U.S. ...

Created on 07 March 2019

7. Enhancing Interaction Between CTBT and the Pelindaba Treaty

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... of international security by refraining a nuclear arms race,’’ he said. Guitouni also expressed Algerian government’s support to AFCONE efforts to establish effective and sustainable cooperation with ...

Created on 27 February 2019

8. UN Warns Against Emerging Hypersonic Weapon Technologies

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By J Nastranis NEW YORK (IDN) – Emerging hypersonic weapon technologies present a challenge for the existing arms control and disarmament architecture at a time when it is already under strain. Because ...

Created on 24 February 2019

9. On the Precipice of a Multipolar Qualitative Nuclear Arms Race

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... qualitative nuclear arms race. At nearly two trillion dollars, military spending is reaching obscene peaks. Concerns about the potential for advances in science and technology to undermine our collective ...

Created on 23 February 2019

10. A Nuclear Arms Race Will Produce No Winners

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... at our first meeting in Geneva: “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” That INF Treaty was the first step, and it was followed by others — the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START ...

Created on 21 February 2019

11. Uncertain Prospects For Progress In Nuclear Disarmament

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... Latin America and the Caribbean, was established in 1967 and was emulated in other continents, encompassing today 114 countries. The main multilateral instrument in the field of arms control, the Treaty ...

Created on 06 February 2019

12. Uncertain Prospects For Progress In Nuclear Disarmament

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... Latin America and the Caribbean, was established in 1967 and was emulated in other continents, encompassing today 114 countries. The main multilateral instrument in the field of arms control, the Treaty ...

Created on 06 February 2019

13. Trashing Treaties: It’s Not Just Trump

(Nuclear Abolition News and Analyses)

... dangerous individuals feeding President Trump terrible advice on nuclear arms treaties. John Bolton, Trump’s National Security Adviser, is a well-known foe of international treaties and agreements. His ...

Created on 04 February 2019

14. Next Steps Out Of The INF Treaty Crisis

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Viewpoint by Daryl G. Kimball The writer is Executive Director of the Arms Control Association. This article was posted on the Association's website as an Issue Brief on February 1, 2019. WASHINGTON, ...

Created on 02 February 2019

15. Mayors, Legislators Push For A Nuclear Weapons Free World

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By Jamshed Baruah BASEL (IDN) – Preserve the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty! Prevent a new nuclear arms race in Europe! Undertake measures to reduce the risk of a nuclear conflict! ...

Created on 31 January 2019

16. Trump’s Missile Defence Buildup Plans Are Dangerous

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Viewpoint by Kingston A. Reif The writer is director for disarmament and threat reduction policy at Arms Control Association (ACA). He casts a close look at the '2019 Missile Defense Review'. This ...

Created on 30 January 2019

17. Time Is Running Out For Sensible Decision-Making On Missile Defences

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... capitals, MAD, is in fact valueless. They cannot be used, and nearly everyone accepts that. [2019-01-29] Yet they continue to exist and, as President Mikhail Gorbachev and his ally in nuclear arms ...

Created on 29 January 2019

18. New U.S. Report Focuses On Possible Future Iranian ICBM

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By Arms Control Association WASHINGTON, DC (IDN) – On January 17, the Trump administration unveiled its Missile Defense Review, which outlines the administration’s strategy to counter missile threats, ...

Created on 25 January 2019

19. UN Lauds India For Training Foreign Diplomats On Disarmament

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... disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control and international security affairs. The resource persons for the programmes include senior officials from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research ...

Created on 23 January 2019

20. UN Lauds India For Training Foreign Diplomats On Disarmament

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... disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control and international security affairs. The resource persons for the programmes include senior officials from the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research ...

Created on 23 January 2019