Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy
Global treaty regimes underpin international peace and security. APLN analyses developments and offers recommendations to sustain or improve them.
![Nuclear Battleground: Debating the US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/40084682612_eb83b4d7be_k.jpg)
Nuclear Battleground: Debating the US 2018 Nuclear Posture Review
For the 2018 NPR, the Trump Administration has decided upon expanding their role on nuclear weapons, alongside a de-emphasis on arms control. Miller compares and contrasts with NPRs of previous years.
![Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missiles Should be Banned](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/iStock-1190582403.jpg)
Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missiles Should be Banned
Andrew C. Weber reminds the world leaders of the threat of nuclear-armed cruise missiles and urges intergovernmental, UN, and non-governmental actors to take appropriate measures.
![Harmonizing the NPT and Ban Treaty through Nuclear Risk Reduction by Possessor States](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PB61.jpg)
Harmonizing the NPT and Ban Treaty through Nuclear Risk Reduction by Possessor States
Ambassador and APLN member Rakesh Sood assesses which doctrinal and technical steps would be consistent with the objective of nuclear disarmament.
![Harmonizing the NPT and the Nuclear Ban Treaty](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Nuclear_Disarmament_Making_the_world_free_from_nuclear_weapons_48915922537.jpg)
Harmonizing the NPT and the Nuclear Ban Treaty
Current nuclear weapon “modernization” plans are contrary to the obligation under the NPT. They also open up a divergence between where we are now, and where we want to go.
![Towards a Nuclear Restraint Regime: From a Normative Ban Treaty to a Substantive Agenda](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dan-meyers-xXbQIrWH2_A-unsplash-scaled.jpg)
Towards a Nuclear Restraint Regime: From a Normative Ban Treaty to a Substantive Agenda
APLN board member Dr. Manpreet Sethi suggests a systematic and practical approach towards the elimination of nuclear weapons.
![Northeast Asia Regional Meeting 2018](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sunyu-kim-RESIZE-unsplash.jpg)
Northeast Asia Regional Meeting 2018
The Summit between the leaders of the U.S. and the DPRK was regarded as an extremely positive development in dissolving tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula.
![Cooperation or Conflict? Walking the Tightrope of NPT and Ban Treaty Supporters](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Tightrope-shutterstock_451077028-edit.jpg)
Cooperation or Conflict? Walking the Tightrope of NPT and Ban Treaty Supporters
Angela Kane brings a spotlight on the lack of trust between the nuclear haves and the have-nots, calling for cooperation from both sides.
![Folding the Umbrella: Nuclear Allies, the NPT and the Ban Treaty](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/umbrella_treaty.jpg)
Folding the Umbrella: Nuclear Allies, the NPT and the Ban Treaty
Paul Meyer argues that nuclear dependent allies should play a bigger role in convincing their NWS partners to undertake tangible nuclear disarmament action.
![Verifying the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and Providing Assurance against Breakout](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PolicyBrief57.jpg)
Verifying the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons and Providing Assurance against Breakout
APLN member John Carlson argues that effective verification will be absolutely essential to achieving nuclear disarmament.
![South Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Retrospect and Prospects](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/atomic-bomb-2621291_1920.jpg)
South Korea and Nuclear Weapons: Retrospect and Prospects
Professor Yong-Sup Han of KNDU discusses the history of the ROK's position on nuclear weapons and suggests recommendations for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.