Senior Policy Analyst Sara Kutchesfahani wrote an article for Arms Control Today about the role the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty plays in global affairs and nuclear order 50 years after its signing. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the NPT, the bedrock of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime. Although the accord is […]
Fact Sheet: Nuclear Proliferation Risks in Nuclear Energy Programs
Updated May 2025 A major concern about the spread of peaceful nuclear energy programs is the possibility that facilities constructed for use in a nuclear energy program could eventually be used to produce nuclear weapons. Specifically, the key risk lies with the nuclear fuel cycle because facilities and technologies used in the enrichment and reprocessing […]
The Alternate Route: A Q&A with Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. (Part 2)
Ambassador Thomas Graham, a member of the Center’s National Advisory Board, recently published a book, The Alternate Route: Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones. I asked him a few questions about the book and his thoughts on the current state of global nuclear disarmament. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. This is the second part of a two-part […]
The Alternate Route: A Q&A with Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr.
Ambassador Thomas Graham, a member of the Center’s National Advisory Board, recently published a book, The Alternate Route: Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones. I asked him a few questions about the book and his thoughts on the current state of global nuclear disarmament. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. This interview will be posted in […]
Fact Sheet: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (also known as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT) is an international agreement designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote cooperation between states on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and advance nuclear disarmament. The NPT was opened for signature on July 1, 1968, and the […]
