The office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (DNN) is responsible for U.S. nuclear security and nonproliferation operations. As part of the National Nuclear Security Administration within the Department of Energy, DNN works closely with international partners, U.S. federal agencies, national laboratories, and the private sector to secure and/or dispose nuclear and radiological material. DNN also houses […]
Cooperation Amidst Conflict: The Importance of Common Ground in U.S.-Russia Relations
By: Abigail Stowe-Thurston The video is distressing: two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly aggressively toward a U.S. naval destroyer in the Baltic Sea, missing the ship by just 30 feet. No, this wasn’t a Cold War encounter – it’s footage from April 12, 2016, an emblem of the current geopolitical strain between the United […]
John Tierney quoted in the Miami Herald
Read the full piece in the Miami Herald “The President’s nuclear weapons record isn’t perfect, but his legacy of pushing for a nuclear-free world will live on for generations. The Hiroshima visit must be a reminder to the next Administration that more reductions are not only possible, they are necessary. Read the full piece in […]
Press Release: Experts: President Obama’s Visit to Hiroshima Reflects Major Non-Proliferation Progress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE James McKeon jmckeon@armscontrolcenter.org 202.546.0795 X 2617 Cell: 814.460.6943 Washington, DC – In approximately 12 hours, President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima since the end of World War II. The nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed approximately 200,000 people. This extraordinary gesture reflects the robust modern […]
Fact Sheet: United States Non-strategic Nuclear Weapons
Updated November 2023 While no consensus definition exists, non-strategic nuclear weapons, otherwise known as tactical nuclear weapons, are generally low-yield nuclear weapons designed for use on the battlefield. They can also be defined as weapons not covered by strategic arms control treaties, such as New START, which encompass nuclear weapons delivered via intercontinental ballistic missiles […]
