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May 16, 2013

Pruning the Nuclear Triad? Pros and Cons of Submarines, Bombers, and Missiles

As the United States contemplates strategic, political, and economic reasons to pursue further reductions to its nuclear arsenal, perhaps in tandem with Russia, attention must be paid to the composition of each country’s strategic arsenal of submarine-based missiles, nuclear-armed bombers, and land-based missiles. This fact sheet considers the arguments traditionally made about the strengths and weaknesses of each leg of the nuclear triad.

Mar 21, 2013

Fact Sheet: Global Nuclear Weapons Inventories in 2013

A summary of the number of nuclear weapons possessed by each nuclear-armed state in 2013.

Mar 21, 2013

Fact Sheet: The Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

The Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program, also known as the Nunn-Lugar Program, was created to secure and dismantle weapons of mass destruction in the former Soviet Union.

Mar 19, 2013

Fact Sheet: Iran Sanctions

A comprehensive list of U.S., E.U., and United Nations sanctions against Iran.

Feb 11, 2013

Fact Sheet: The Nuclear Posture Review Implementation Study

US nuclear weapons policy is at a critical crossroad. The administration is currently reviewing future deterrence requirements, which will ultimately revise existing presidential guidance regarding the targeting of nuclear weapons, appropriate force levels, and more.

Feb 11, 2013

Fact Sheet on the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT)

Part of President Obama’s ambitious arms control agenda is a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT) that would ban the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons purposes. In this new factsheet, Kingston Reif and Madeleine Foley examine the purpose, background, politics, and challenges of the FMCT.

Jan 10, 2013

Fact Sheet: Iran’s Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs

An assessment of the status of Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Nov 1, 2012

Fact Sheet: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

A summary of the Law of the Sea Treaty that may be up for a late 2012 vote in Congress.

Oct 22, 2012

Fact Sheet: Fifteen Foreign-Policy Challenges For the Next President

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation’s list of the fifteen most pressing issues that the next President must confront.

Oct 4, 2012

Fact Sheet: Statements Against a Military Attack on Iran

US military and intelligence officials agree: A premature military attack on Iran would have terrible consequences.

Aug 30, 2012

Fact Sheet: The History of Global Nuclear Stockpiles

A chart summarizing historical changes in the global stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Aug 7, 2012

Fact Sheet: The Budget Control Act and Sequestration

The Budget Control Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011 after being supported by a majority of Republican Members of Congress and many Democrats.

Aug 1, 2012

Fact Sheet: 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit Results

A detailed summary of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit results.

Aug 1, 2012

Fact Sheet: Catalogue of Nuclear Arms Control Agreements

A chart listing and briefly describing key nuclear arms control agreements.

Aug 1, 2012

Fact Sheet: North Korea's Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs

A summary of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Jul 30, 2012

Fact Sheet: U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense

A detailed summary of the basics and key issues surrounding ballistic missile defense.

Jul 21, 2012

Fact Sheet: The Basics of Nuclear Weapons

A summary of the basics of nuclear weapons, including how they work, who has them, and how they are delivered.

Jul 18, 2012

Mitt Romney vs Barack Obama on National Security Issues

With the U.S. presidential election rapidly approaching, see our side-by-side of the national security positions of President Obama and candidate Romney. This primer will be regularly updated.

Jul 16, 2012

Fact Sheet: The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11

A summary of total cost of war funding for Iraq, Afghanistan and other global war on terror operations through 2012 and estimated costs for 2013.

Jul 16, 2012

Fact Sheet: American Military Casualties In Wars

A brief look at the number of American causalities and wounded soldiers in every war since the Revolutionary War.

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