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A nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to reducing and eventually eliminating the threats posed by nuclear, chemical and biological weapons through Congressional engagement and public education.

Countries

Learn about stockpiles of nuclear weapons and nuclear material around the globe.

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Fact Sheets

Learn about nuclear weapons, defense spending, critical nuclear weapons treaties and more.

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Introducing the Newest Member of the Center Team: Conor Donlevy

By Conor Donlevy I first came across the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation as a young congressional staffer working for Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. As a recent college graduate eager to get involved in foreign policy but employed as the Senator’s driver, I asked our foreign policy advisor for any task he felt […]

The Charge of the Silicon Brigade

by Joseph A. Getto* In the autumn of 1854, on the battlefields of the Crimean War, British forces under Field Marshal Lord Raglan faced Russian defenders near Sevastopol. When enemy troops seized several artillery positions, Raglan — watching from a distant ridge — dispatched a vague order demanding that cavalry “advance rapidly to the front” […]

Students Learn Valuable Diplomacy Lessons In Arms Control Simulation 

By John Erath  On April 27, a group of students from American University’s Semester in Washington program were the first to participate in the Center’s new simulation of multilateral arms control. The results were interesting to say the least.     Participants were divided into five teams, representing the five nuclear-weapon states (P5) recognized by the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Their task: […]

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book

FY26 enacted levels come from the FY27 Department of Defense Budget Justification Books for each service branch as well as the Procurement Programs (P-1) and Research Development, Test & Evaluation Programs (R-1) documents  Table numbers in parentheses are increases or decreases from the FY26 Enacted Level unless otherwise specified  FY27 Request numbers combine Reconciliation and Discretionary Funding requests  The inflation rate […]

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