Arms Control
Banning Nuclear Weapons - An Auspicious Start
The first part of negotiations mandated by the UN General Assembly ended on an optimistic tone, with delegates from 120+ states ready to start discussing the draft treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Giving Diplomacy a Chance
Dangerous developments in North Korea should prompt the international community to set out at once on a diplomatic agenda for action.
CNND Report – Nuclear Weapons: The State of Play 2015
Overwhelmingly, the story has been one of paralysis, minimal forward movement, and significant backsliding.
Advancing Nuclear Disarmament: the US Role
The future of nuclear disarmament appears bleak, but a more assertive United States has the potential to make immense progress if adjustments to the nuclear force posture are adjusted.
Nuclear Arms Control: A Realistic Global Agenda
Gareth Evans emphasizes the need to re-energize both the nuclear nonproliferation and the nuclear disarmament agenda in a manner that could be embraced by all relevant players.