Updated April 2021 The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral agreement that prohibits the explosive testing of nuclear weapons. The CTBT opened for signatures on September 24, 1996, but the agreement is still in the ratification stage. The United States has signed, but has not yet ratified the treaty. The United States conducted […]
Front and Center Newsletter: March 24
An update on nuclear arms control, national security and nuclear weapons policy from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What’s News: US Builds Missile Defense System for South Korea, Causing More Tension Does deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system protect South Korea from North Korean aggression? Senior Science Fellow Philip Coyle and […]
Front and Center Newsletter: March 18
An update on nuclear arms control, national security and Pentagon spending from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What’s News: Press Release: U.S. Chief Diplomat Rules Out Diplomacy Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s comments ruling out diplomatic engagement with North Korea and emphasizing military options are counterproductive to stopping North Korea’s nuclear advancement. To read […]
Front and Center Newsletter: February 18
An update on arms control, national security and national missile defense from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What’s News: Trump makes nuclear mistake on arms control treaty with Russia Center National Advisory Board Members Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. and Senator Byron Dorgan published an op-ed in The Hill denouncing President Trump’s decision to […]
Fact Sheet: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
Updated May 2021 The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF, or The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles) was signed on December 8, 1987, and entered into force on June 1, 1988. The treaty required parties to eliminate nuclear and […]