Across the world, there are stockpiles of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that should be consolidated, secured, accounted for and destroyed. The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation works to strengthen an international nuclear non-proliferation regime based on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), secure and reduce all vulnerable nuclear weapons-usable material throughout the world, and halt the spread of materials and weapons of mass destruction to state and non-state actors.
These weapons or materials could fall into the hands of terrorists or be illicitly sold to other countries, groups, or individuals. A number of non‑proliferation programs, including the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, have helped countries dismantle weapons, disband nuclear programs and safeguard remaining weapons and materials. However, in recent years, funding for these programs has declined. The Biden administration can and should work to reverse this trend of reduced funding for U.S. nuclear non-proliferation programs.
Recent Analysis on Non-Proliferation
- IAEA chief tours sensitive Iran nuclear plants November 15, 2024
- The Elimination of U.S. Chemical Weapons: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects July 12, 2024
- Where Is the Protest? June 24, 2024
- Op-Ed: Risk reduction can help prevent nuclear crises. Here’s how. March 22, 2024
- “Barbenheimer:” Nuclear Weapons and Their Diffusion through Pop Culture March 8, 2024
- Op-ed: From Crossbows to Nuclear Weapons: Arms Control in an Imperfect World March 1, 2024
- Fact Sheet: Nuclear Energy Technologies February 5, 2024
- A Sociological Approach to Proliferation-related Intelligence on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons January 18, 2024
- How Open-Source Intelligence Can Unlock Nuclear Secrets September 27, 2023
- Summary: Comparison of Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670/S. 2226) as passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate August 29, 2023
