COVID-19—a Biblical Plague?
(This article was originally published a month ago. Some of the data may therefore be out of date.) In just a few
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Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
On April 15, 2020, the State Department released the executive summary for the 2020 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation,
These Are 2020s 5 Most Dangerous Hotspots
The prospect of global conflagration in 2020 is low. Everyone awaits the result of the U.S. election, and a better understanding of
Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and other celebrities who could take the post of the President
What happens when people who are far from politics, such as celebrities, get involved in it? As a rule, this is chaos,
How nuclear forces worldwide are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic
<The first paragraph was rhetoric and has been removed from this presentation – The DEFCON Warning System> The rhetoric notwithstanding, the US
Is It a Nuke?: Pre-Launch Ambiguity and Inadvertent Escalation
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish a nuclear weapon from a conventional one. The risk of misidentifying either—especially prior to its launch—is
Shahid Mahallati (Iran): “Temporary” Plant for Manufacturing Nuclear Weapon Cores
Based on documents in the Iran Nuclear Archive, seized by Israel in early 2018, Iran’s Amad Plan created the Shahid Mahallati Uranium
Whither Arms Control in Outer Space? Space Threats, Space Hypocrisy, and the Hope of Space Norms
Good afternoon, everyone. This is only my second Zoom teleconference, but hopefully I am getting the hang of this format now. I’m glad that we are able to find ways
New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
Fact Sheet March1, 2020 (The data in this Fact Sheet comes from the exchange of data required by the treaty. This data
The Strategic Postures of China and India
Fueled by aggressive rhetoric from both capitals, Indian and Chinese ground forces engaged in a standoff between June and August 2017. The
China seizes Covid-19 advantage in South China Sea
With the Covid-19 pandemic mostly contained in China and now wreaking havoc on the United States, security analysts are closely watching Beijing’s
Russia’s View on Nuclear Arms Control: An Interview With Ambassador Anatoly Antonov
Arms Control Today conducted a written interview in early March with Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States on issues including