Greg Koblentz, member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats, wrote an op-ed in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists about the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal. The fate of chemical weapons that remain unaccounted for in Syria more than a year after the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad can no longer be […]
Growing Tensions With US Could Lead Europe Deeper Into Nuclear Proliferation
Senior Policy Director John Erath was quoted in Truthout about the expiration of New START’s impact on Europe. John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Truthout that the expiration of New START “is but another factor in creating a general perception that times are much worse and things are much more dangerous now. […]
Front and Center: February 23, 2026
NEW START EXPIRES AS RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UNITED STATES MEET IN GENEVA Tuesday will mark four years since Russia began its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Russia, Ukraine and the United States held talks in Geneva last week but did not reach any resolutions, as Russia continues to demand land concessions that Ukraine will not accept. (We explained in a recent blog post why this is the wrong […]
With Doomsday Approaching, Is It Time for a New Start?
The Doomsday Clock has just been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic human-caused Armageddon. It’s no coincidence that this happened just a week before the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia — known as New START — expired February 5. Now, […]
Statement On the Expiration of the Last Treaty Restricting the World’s Two Largest Nuclear Arsenals (New START)
‘THE END OF NEW START DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN THE END OF NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL’ (FEBRUARY 4—WASHINGTON) The last remaining bilateral treaty restricting the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) — expires tomorrow. With deep concern for the future of nuclear arms control and the prospects of a new […]
