“THE DOOR SHOULD ALWAYS BE OPEN TO DIPLOMACY” As the team here at the Center continues to track new developments in Ukraine, the nuclear risks of the current crisis remain top of mind. In a rare joint statement, the Boards of Directors of both the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and its sister organization, the […]

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE BRINGS NEW ATTENTION TO NUCLEAR ISSUES A lot has changed since last month’s newsletter, which went out just a few days before Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Since then, our team has primarily focused on educating Congress, the press and the public about what’s happening in Ukraine, particularly as it relates to […]

IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE IRAN NUCLEAR TUNNEL? Eight rounds of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are in the “final stages” and all hands are on deck. Research Analyst Samuel Hickey was quoted in a WhoWhatWhy article discussing the potential revival of the […]

IT’S OUR SISTER ORGANIZATION’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY! Congratulations to our sister organization, Council for a Livable World, as it celebrates its 60th anniversary this year! Nuclear physicist Leo Szilard founded the Council in 1962, having spent his time since the nuclear age began trying to rid the world of the weapons he helped create. From this […]

DISAPPOINTING FY 2022 DEFENSE POLICY BILL SENT TO BIDEN More than two and a half months into the fiscal year, Congressional leaders finally hammered out a deal on the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual bill that authorizes programs and policies at the Pentagon, NNSA, and other defense activities. The final “compromise” version of the […]