Forging Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for the NPT
To respond to the challenges we face, we are thinking about creative ways to use technologies, including open source technologies, to tackle long-standing verification and monitoring problems.
Read moreThematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons
A treaty to prohibit the production of fissile material for use in nuclear weapons is necessary if we are to create the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons.
Read moreState’s Gottemoeller Speaks on Disarmament and International Security at UNGA First Committee
The United States has made great progress in pursuit of the vision set out by President Obama three years ago in Prague. We know that it is in everyone’s interest to extend forever the more than 65-year record of non-use of nuclear weapons.
Read moreThe Fourth Session of BCC Under New START Treaty Met in Geneva
The Fourth session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission under the New START Treaty was held in Geneva on 11-21 September.
Read moreArms Control in the Information Age: Harnessing “Sisu”
It has been over 3 years since President Obama made his now-famous speech in Prague, in which he stated that the United States would seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
Read moreMoving the Prague Agenda Forward Arms Control Association Annual Meeting
The agenda that President Obama laid out in Prague will require patience, persistence and a lot of work, so we are so grateful for the efforts of this organization and the efforts of everyone here today.
Read moreConclusion of the 2012 NPT Preparatory Committee Meeting
The United States was pleased to participate in the PrepCom meeting of Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty held in Vienna, April 30 – May 11.
Read moreAssistant Secretary Countryman on Middle East Issues
The United States fully supports the goal of a Middle East free of all weapons of mass destruction. This support is unequivocal and I can assure you that my government is prepared to take practical measures that can move us toward this goal.
Read moreRose Gottemoeller: Arms Control in the Information Age
In order to pursue the goal of a world free from nuclear weapons, we are going to have to think bigger and bolder.
Read moreArms Control in the Information Age: The “Getting to Zero” Toolbox
New START was just the beginning. Going forward, we know that we are going to have to think bigger and bolder.
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