Providing news & analysis to policymakers, media & the public on threats posed by the world’s most dangerous weapons since 1971. Armscontrol.org/Link-in-Bio
As 20+ nuclear nonproliferation experts and fmr. U.S. and IAEA officials write in this letter sent to Congress on Sept. 22, we should have profound concerns about the flaws of the proposed agreement, which involves a state interested in n-weapons. See: armscontrol.org/sites/defaul… 5/5
"Saudis have not ruled out developing nuclear weapons, U.S. intel assesses." The finding reinforces concerns about Donald Trump’s proposed nuclear agreement, which fails to require the toughest IAEA inpx. and provides a pathway to transfer enrichment tech wapo.st/3VzeoVk
REVIEW | 'The Brink of War’: What It Takes to Prevent Nuclear War'
The film looks at when US President Ronald Reagan & Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev came very close to agreeing to eliminate all nuclear weapons. Visit ow.ly/BYKz50ZNqs6 for the review in #ArmsControlToday.
"The CTBT at 30," remarks on the value, legacy and future of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which opened for signature OTD 30 years ago by Daryl G. Kimball for the Valdai Discussion Forum: ow.ly/Kqpf50ZR756
U.S. officials have been quietly holding talks w/China about compliance w/the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, according to the @WSJ Trump & some Rs in Congress have threatened to test "on an equal basis," but two nuclear wrongs don't make a right. wsj.com/politics/national-se… via @WSJ
Saying AI should always remain under human control is good but its not enough to deal with the range of risks, just like it is insufficient to say "humans should be in the loop" regarding decisions on the nuclear weapons use. See: armscontrol.org/act/2026-09/…
A new US-Saudi nuclear agreement could open the door to uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia.
@KelseyDav of @ArmsControlNow explains why the deal’s details raise nonproliferation concerns as Congress reviews the agreement.
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On 24 September 1996, the CTBT opened for signature: one of the most consequential steps ever taken against nuclear test explosions. 30 years on, 188 States have signed it and 179 have ratified it. The work of finishing it continues. 🌍 ctbto.info/Treaty
Recording Online | Syria's Chemical Weapons Legacy: Current Issues & Challenges
Watch ACA & @cwccoalition's webinar on Syria's work with the OPCW and the international community to account for/demilitarize Syria's residual chemical weapons arsenal. piped.video/6Yb4sXPz_3w?si=Sia9…
At the 12th Friends of #CTBT Ministerial Meeting in New York, Executive Secretary @DrRobFloyd underscored why the Treaty matters and why we must sustain it: “Going back to nuclear weapons testing will make everything much worse. Our Treaty is a force for good. For peace. For common sense.”
Read his full statement: ctbto.info/CTBTFriendsESstat…
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John Carlson and John Tilemann call for #IAEA member states to ensure full and timely funding, particularly from its largest contributors - US and China.
Read here: apln.network/analysis/the-ko… and @koreatimescokr
As we have said before, such threats are implied nuclear threats and they are unacceptable, unhinged, and counterproductive, esp. if issued at UNGA. (See armscontrol.org/pressroom/20… ) "Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy" wapo.st/4h5o56p
Denuclearization is, was, and always will be the goal for every n-armed state, but progress begins w/halting and reversing nuclear buildups thru a stepwise disarmament process. "S. Korea, US, Japan reaffirm N. Korea's denuclearization goal, urge dialogue" koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260…
BOOK REVIEW | 'Nuclear Weapons: An International History'
Holloway’s book is a commanding update to the political history of #nuclearweapons but exaggerates the ability of leaders of nuclear-armed states to control the prospect of nuclear #war. In #ACT: armscontrol.org/act/2026-09/…
FEATURE | 'A New Arms Control Tool'
This new data platform from The Alva Myrdal Centre (AMC) for Arms Control at Uppsala University in Sweden provides structured and accessible information about 129 arms control agreements since 1817. armscontrol.org/act/2026-09/…
FEATURE | 'Beyond Bilateral: What Trump’s Multilateral Gambit Can & Cannot Fix'
The conditions that make a comprehensive settlement most necessary are the same ones that make it least attainable. See the paradox inherent to Trump's treaty proposal in #ACT:ow.ly/6MwG50ZNprZ