Read the full op-ed in The Hill. Since the end of the Cold War, verifiable nuclear arms reductions have been a bipartisan priority. Both Democratic and Republican administrations worked to reduce the number of Russian nuclear weapons that could be pointed at the United States and vice versa. Unfortunately, this bipartisan consensus has been dangerously […]
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 […]
Senior Fellow John Isaacs in The Medium
Read Senior Fellow John Isaacs’ Op-Ed in The Medium. Former ExxonMobil executive Rex Tillerson, recently approved to be the United States Secretary of State, remains a controversial choice because of previous positions on Russia and climate change. But interestingly, Secretary Tillerson’s positions on crucial nuclear weapons issues as expressed at his confirmation hearing and responses to […]
Infographic: The Rising Nuclear Threat
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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 […]
