September 17 marked the end of the Congressional review period established by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. After four votes in the Senate and three votes in the House, the nuclear agreement between the United States, its negotiating partners, and Iran will move into the implementation phase. However, the dust remains unsettled.
Letter on National Lab’s Recommendation to Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
The Center signed onto this letter to the White House from the arms control community in response to a National Lab’s recommendation to resume nuclear weapons testing.
Senate Democrats Defend Iran Nuclear Agreement for Third Time, Reaffirm Win for Diplomacy
Statements by Angela Canterbury and John Isaacs on the last votes in Congress on the Iran nuclear agreement.
Letter to Senate Democratic Caucus on Iran Deal & McConnell’s Grandstanding
Our letter condemning Sen. McConnell’s political grandstanding on the Iran nuclear agreement.
On-Again, Off-Again with Russian Arms Exporter Rosoboronexport
On Wednesday, September 2, the State Department released its list of recently sanctioned entities. The name that stands out the most on the list is Rosoboronexport, the massive Russian state-owned arms exporter that accounts for 85 percent of Russia’s exports of arms.