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
Defense Budget
- Summary: FY 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill Conference Report (H.R. 6157)
- Conference Report on FY 2019 NDAA Major Nuclear Provisions
- Differences Between House and Senate FY 2019 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
- Differences Between House and Senate FY 2018 NDAA on Major Nuclear Provisions
- Fiscal Year 2018 House Defense Appropriations Bill
- FY 2018 Defense Budget Request Briefing Book
- Analysis of President Trump’s Proposed FY 2018 Pentagon Budget
- F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Costs and Challenges
India and Pakistan
Iran Deal
- Rejoining the JCPOA
- Iran Deal Decertification: Options for Congress
- The Effect of Non-Certification under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA)
- Iran Nuclear Deal: Correcting Misconceptions
- Is there a New Secret Side Deal with Iran?
- Iran and the Additional Protocol
- Implementation of the Iran Nuclear Deal
- The Iran Deal: Debunking the Myths
- Understanding the Iran Deal
- Longevity of Major Iran Nuclear Agreement Provisions
- Who Supports the Iran Nuclear Agreement?
- If Congress Says No: The Consequences of a Rejected Agreement with Iran
Legislation
- The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Preservation Act of 2017
- Brief Analysis of Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Conference Report
- Summary of Senate Version of Fiscal 2016 National Defense Authorization Bill
- Major Differences Between House and Senate Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Authorization Bills
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
- MOX Fuel Program: Current Plans and Controversy
- FY 2017 Budget: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
- Defense Nuclear Non-Proliferation Program Restructuring Explained
North Korea
Nuclear Weapons
- The U.S. Nuclear Triad
- U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization: Costs and Constraints
- Multiple Independently-targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV)
- U.S. Nuclear Arsenal: Costs and Constraints
- U.S. Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
- Is a New Nuclear Cruise Missile Necessary?
- Low-Yield Trident D-5 Warhead: Dangerous, Unnecessary and Destabilizing
- Global Nuclear Weapons Inventories in 2017
- 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