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 […]
Front and Center: January 15, 2022
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 […]
Front and Center, December 18, 2021
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 […]
Front and Center: November 20, 2021
CAN THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL BE SAVED?The planned talks on November 29 will be the seventh round of negotiations since President Joe Biden assumed office and the first round since Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated as president of Iran. The new Iranian government has outlined additional concessions that go beyond the terms of the original nuclear […]
Front and Center: October 24, 2021
JOIN US AT OUR VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Center will host our 2021 annual conference, “Arms Control in a Divided America,” on November 2, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Speakers include Members of Congress and arms control experts, featuring Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Sen. Chris Van Hollen; Amb. Susan F. Burk, Former Special Representative of the […]
