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 […]
Fact Sheet: The Treaty on Open Skies
Updated June 2021 The Treaty on Open Skies allows for states party to the treaty to conduct unarmed observation flights over the territory of other states to foster inter-military transparency and cooperation. The United States, Canada, and 22 European countries including Russia signed the treaty in Helsinki on March 24, 1992. The United States Senate […]
Fact Sheet: Understanding the New START Agreement
Updated February 2024 Background The United States and Russia signed the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) on April 8, 2010. The United States ratified the treaty on December 22, 2011 and it entered into force on February 5, 2011. The Russian Federation extended the treaty on January 27, 2021 and the United States […]
Remembering Dr. Sidney Drell
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Council for a Livable World join scientists and advocates of nuclear sanity around the world in mourning the death of Dr. Sidney Drell. Dr. Drell, a man of precision and passion, led a life guided by the scientific method and devoted to serving humanity. He was one […]
