Fact Sheets

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation distills complex information into easily digestible and succinct fact sheets for educational purposes. Below are selected fact sheets on topics relating to nuclear weapons, non-proliferation policy, Pentagon spending, nuclear-capable countries and more.

Biological and Chemical Weapons

• Biological Weapons
• Chemical Weapons

Defense Budget

• The NDAA Process, Explained
• Conference Outcomes of the FY 2021 NDAA
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Costs and Challenges

Countries

• China’s Nuclear Inventory
• France’s Nuclear Inventory
• India’s Nuclear Inventory
• Israel’s Nuclear Inventory
• Pakistan’s Nuclear Inventory
• Russia’s Nuclear Inventory
• United Kingdom’s Nuclear Inventory
• United States’ Nuclear Inventory
• Kashmir Conflict

Iran Deal

• Rejoining the JCPOA
• Iran Nuclear Deal: Correcting Misconceptions
• Iran and the Additional Protocol
• Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal
• Understanding the Iran Deal
• Longevity of Major Iran Nuclear Agreement Provisions

Missile Defense

• U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense
• Ballistic vs. Cruise Missiles
• GMD: Frequently Asked Questions

No First Use

• The United States Should Not Start a Nuclear War
• Myths vs. Realities
• Frequently Asked Questions

Non-Proliferation

• The Hague Code of Conduct
• Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreements
• Nuclear Proliferation Risks in Nuclear Energy Programs
• Nuclear Terrorism: A Clear and Present Danger
• Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Why Radiological Security Matters
• Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• Disposal of Weapons-Grade Plutonium: Current Plans and Controversy
• FY 2017 Budget: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
• Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation Program Restructuring Explained

North Korea

• North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Activity
• North Korea’s Missile Activity in 2017
• North Korea’s Fifth Nuclear Test
• North Korea’s Fourth Nuclear Test

Nuclear Weapons

• The U.S. Nuclear Triad
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization: Costs and Constraints
• The W93 Warhead
• U.S. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
• Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)
• U.S. Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
• Is a New Nuclear Cruise Missile Necessary?
• Low-Yield Trident D-5 Warhead: Dangerous, Unnecessary and Destabilizing
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons Total Inventory
• Government, Former Government Officials Agree: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Spending Plans Costly

Treaties

• The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty
• The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
• The Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT)
• Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
• The Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT)
• Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
• The Treaty on Open Skies
• The New START Agreement