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The Faux Nuclear Arms Race that Isn’t

Adam Lowther & Curtis McGiffin0 Comments

The Washington Post editorial board’s November opinion, “A new nuclear arms race is here: How to slow it down,” may receive the cheers of the Beltway’s many nuclear disarmament organizations,…

Archive, Arms Control & NonproliferationArms Control, Deterrence, Russia, Sandia National Laboratory, treaty

Does the Russian De-ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Matter?

John A. Swegle

On November 2, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Russian Federal Assembly bill formally withdrawing Russia’s 2000 ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This means now…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyABM, Arms Control, China, Deterrence, IAMD, Russia, SASC, Space, START, strategic posture, treaty

Understanding the Strategic Posture Commission Report

The new Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States report unanimously concluded the United States is unprepared to face China and Russia as two nuclear-armed peer adversaries.…

Emergency Action Messagearms agreements, Arms Control, Deterrence, diplomatic, global stability, International Security

The Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Has Been Renamed to Acknowledge the Value of Deterrence

Curtis McGiffin

ALERT! The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance has been renamed to the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) as of November 13,…

Archive, Deterrence & Foreign PolicyArms Control, China, Deterrence, NATO, nuclear, Russia, stability

The Danger of Minimum Deterrence

Peter Huessy

Arms control advocates often propose a minimal deterrence strategy as a first step toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. Closely connected to a “no first use” policy, much of such…

Economics & TradeArms Control, Moldova, Russia, Transnistria

Transnistria: No Longer an Illegal Trade Hub?

Gabriella Gricius

Is Transnistria slowly shifting westward? If you've not heard of Transnistria—the de-facto state nestled between Moldova and Ukrain—you could easily be forgiven. The territory is just over 4,000 square kilometers,…

DiplomacyArms Control, China, NATO, Russia, United States

On the INF Treaty, Negotiations Can Work

Ryan Dempsey

This is not a time for brinkmanship. Thirty years ago, American and Soviet leaders signed a treaty eliminating an entire class of nuclear weapons, making the world a safer place…

Defense & SecurityArms Control, China, Nuclear Deterrence, Russia, United States

The United States Announces Unilateral Termination of INF Treaty

Gabriella Gricius

The U.S. is moving to withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in response to alleged violations by Russia. Out of the few issues that Russia and the United…