Arms Control
Russia’s Suspension of New START Is No Reason for America to Do the Same
Despite Vladimir Putin’s move to “suspend” Russia’s participation in the New START treaty and the recent decision by the United States to stop sharing nuclear stockpile data, Washington should not...
Is Arms Control Terminally Ill?
A new and more dangerous nuclear era has now dawned. The United States is now approaching a geostrategic environment in which not a single nuclear warhead, anywhere in the world,...
New START: U.S. and Russia Set to Resume Nuclear Talks
Officials from the United States and Russia are expected to meet in the coming weeks to talk about resuming inspections of nuclear weapons sites under the New START treaty, according...
The U.S. Needs More Arms Control Talks With Russia, Not Less
Last week, with the Russo-Ukrainian War still raging, Russia tested a new nuclear-capable missile. In a television appearance, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that “this truly unique weapon will strengthen...
Have Russia and China Killed Nuclear Arms Control?
Nuclear arms control has been a fact of U.S. strategic deterrent efforts since at least 1972 when the Nixon administration and Congress ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty and the...
Shifting to a Norms-Based Approach to International Arms Control
Michael Krepon, the co-founder of the Stimson Center, takes a look back at arms control efforts over his decades-long career in his new book, Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace:...
Five Great Powers Commit to Preventing Nuclear War
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—and the first five nations to develop nuclear weapons—issued a rare joint statement on Monday pledging to contain the spread of nuclear arms...
The Washington Conference 100 Years Later: Averting Great-Power Conflict in Asia
A hundred years ago, Washington was the setting for a major international conference called to arrest an emerging competition in naval weaponry and to settle outstanding disputes threatening the peace...
Nuclear Dilemma: New Challenges for a New Era of Arms Control
The United States’ nuclear arsenal has been shaped by six major bilateral arms control agreements with the Soviet Union and Russia that date to the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks in...
The Geneva Summit and Next Steps for Nuclear Negotiations
In November 1985, the quiet city of Geneva, Switzerland, played host to a brief but significant moment in the history of nuclear arms control and international diplomacy. At a bespoke...
Rose Gottemoeller Talks New START and the Future of Arms Control
At the recent summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two presidents agreed to begin a dialogue on strategic stability issues and reaffirmed that “a...
Why Joe Biden Needs to Go Big on Nuclear Arms Control
Joe Biden’s first meeting as president with Vladimir Putin lies just around the corner. While not surrounded with the drama of United States-Russian symmetry during the Cold War era, the timing of...