U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, during his address yesterday to the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to nonproliferation and disarmament. As a sign of good faith, the Obama administration released an updated account of its nuclear stockpile and committed to increasing its dismantlement of retired warheads.
Fresh Ideas on Nuclear Security
At a symposium titled “Fresh Ideas for the Future,” Harvard Belfer Center nuclear expert Francesca Giovannini summarized a research paper in which she calls for a collective approach to nuclear security.
Five Key Challenges to Disarmament
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York City is underway! Speaking at a side event for “Promoting a Successful Outcome of the 2015 NPT RevCon,” Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom laid out the following five key challenges to complete disarmament.
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Modernization: Unaffordable and Unrealistic
The Pentagon and Department of Energy have launched an ambitious program to modernize all three legs of our nuclear weapons forces, land-based, sea-based and air, as well as our nuclear weapons stockpile. But their arithmetic does not add up.
As you celebrate Earth Day: more reasons to rebuke the nuke!
At the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation one of our organization’s chief concerns is the threat posed by nuclear weapons, and Earth Day provides an excellent occasion for addressing the negative environmental impacts of nuclear weapons testing and use.
