When Recognition Becomes a Risk: Risky Trumpian Rhetoric - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation by SeungHwan Kim* On October 24, 2025, President Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One en route to Asia, made a short remark with profound implications about North Korea (DPRK): “Well, I think they are s...

“Offhand recognition of North Korea’s nuclear status might lead to a precarious status on the Korean Peninsula, moving further from the shared goal of denuclearization in East Asia,” writes SeungHwan Kim in our Next Up in Arms Control blog series.
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The hateful remarks from President Donald Trump yesterday should be a wake-up call: not only would "destroying an entire civilization" be a war crime, the President holds the capability to do so with nuclear weapons. We must restrict his powers over nuclear weapons and war!

It's time to leave these useless weapons as relics of the past.

Doubts Concerning America’s Reliability Should Not Lead to a European Nuclear Deterrent Stepping away from NATO would reduce U.S. leverage over European allies, potentially leading to more nuclear-armed states.

Last year, Research Analyst Connor Murray and then-Scoville Fellow Marlena Broeker argued that a European nuclear deterrent is not “politically inadvisable.” Their analysis rings true today.
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Why Did the United States Lift Sanctions on Assad’s Chemical Weapons Scientists? On June 30, 2025, as part of the process of normalizing relations with Damascus following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Trump

Lifting sanctions on Syrian chemical weapons scientists “weakens the global norm against chemical weapons,” writes member of the Center’s Scientists Working Group of Chemical and Biological Threats Greg Koblentz in his latest co-authored piece.
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Jobs and Internships - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Learn about jobs and internship opportunities and jobs available at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

APPLY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! If you’re looking for a position in which you can speak to key policymakers about the necessity of nuclear non-proliferation, this could be the job for you. Application deadline March 20.
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Iran's Stockpile of Highly Enriched Uranium: Worth Bargaining For? - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation By Robert Goldston, Guest Contributor and Member of the Council for a Livable World Board  On March 15, 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation, “I o...

"A renewed offer to retrieve Iran’s 60% enriched uranium 'under the supervision of the Agency [IAEA]' and to down-blend it to lower enrichment... [would be] well worth bargaining," writes @livableworld.bsky.social board member Robert Goldston in Nukes of Hazard.
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Thanks for the chance to re-up (and update) our graphic, Newt Gingrich! Let us know if we can make this any clearer.
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Something's Missing - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation By John Erath For a President who prides himself on skill in deal-making, Donald Trump is proving really bad at it, especially as seen in his efforts toward Iran. There was no effort to frame the issu...

“Without the U.S. stating a preferred outcome, it will not be possible for Iran to take any steps that could lead to an end of the violence,” writes Senior Policy Director John Erath in our newest Nukes of Hazard blog post.
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Jobs and Internships - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Learn about jobs and internship opportunities and jobs available at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

APPLY NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! Are looking to conduct research on nuclear weapons and bring your expertise to Capitol Hill? Apply by March 20 for our new open position as a Research Analyst/Advocacy Associate. armscontrolcenter.org/about/jobs-a...

Four years of war between Russia and Ukraine deserve more than just a passing mention. President Trump needs to outline a proper plan for U.S. involvement in the war ASAP. For more on the Ukraine crisis: armscontrolcenter.org/nuclear-issu...

Jobs and Internships - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Learn about jobs and internship opportunities and jobs available at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Know Congress? Know nuclear policy? We’re NOW HIRING for a new Research Analyst/Advocacy Associate. Application deadline March 20.
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Up next, Research Analyst Connor Murray is fact checking Trump's statements on Iran by explaining Iran's nuclear program and Operation Midnight Hammer. Stay tuned for more Center analysis on developments in the Middle East: armscontrolcenter.org/front-and-ce...

Jobs and Internships - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Learn about jobs and internship opportunities and jobs available at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

Are you looking for a role where you can help get critical research about nuclear non-proliferation in front of Congress? Join us in the fight for a world without nukes and apply to be our new Research Analyst/Advocacy Associate by March 20. armscontrolcenter.org/about/jobs-a...

We're breaking down some of the flaws in Trump's State of the Union speech, one at a time. Up first, Program Coordinator Emma Sandifer on why Trump's claim that we have "no choice" but to spend $1 trillion on the Pentagon is simply not true.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle need to follow the example of advocates like the late Republican Senator Richard Lugar and push for greater arms control measures. With the expiration of New START, the stakes have simply never been higher.

With Doomsday Approaching, Is It Time for a New Start? - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation The Doomsday Clock has just been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic human-caused Armageddon. It’s no coincidence that this happened just a week before the last rem...

Communications Director Anna Schumann interviews President and CEO of @thebulletin.org @atomicbell.bsky.social about the Doomsday Clock and the end of New START in the newest Nukes of Hazard podcast episode.
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Warning issued as world's last nuclear safeguard expires TODAY As the final restraints on nuclear stockpiles vanish, experts have issued a terrifying warning.

"The expiration of the [New START] treaty is a symptom, not the disease," said Senior Policy Director John Erath in his interview with the Daily Mail. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

Canada has no nuclear weapons. After Trump’s Greenland threats, should it? - National | Globalnews.ca Wayne Eyre, the former chief of the defence staff, recently said Canada shouldn't rule out acquiring nuclear weapons, but experts and the defence minister dismiss the idea.

“Nuclear weapons are not the way to deal with growing uncertainty and danger around the world,” said Senior Policy Director John Erath in his interview with Global News. globalnews.ca/news/1162522...

In a world without New START, old verification regimes could be key to strategic stability Arms control expert John Erath argues that restoring measures from defunct arms control agreements could improve international security and stability once New START expires.

"If implementing New START’s verification aspects could improve international security and stability, the same could be said of restoring other defunct arms control agreements," writes Senior Policy Director John Erath in @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2026/02/in-a...

With Doomsday Approaching, Is It Time for a New Start? - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation The Doomsday Clock has just been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic human-caused Armageddon. It’s no coincidence that this happened just a week before the last rem...

For our latest Nukes of Hazard podcast episode, President and CEO of @thebulletin.org @atomicbell.bsky.social chats with Communications Director Anna Schumann about the Doomsday Clock and the end of New START.
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In a world without New START, old verification regimes could be key to strategic stability Arms control expert John Erath argues that restoring measures from defunct arms control agreements could improve international security and stability once New START expires.

Arms control expert John Erath argues that restoring measures from defunct arms control agreements could improve international security and stability once New START expires.

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Statement On the Expiration of the Last Treaty Restricting the World’s Two Largest Nuclear Arsenals (New START) - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation The last treaty restricting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals expires Feb. 5. "We have known that New START would end for 15 years, but no one has shown the necessary leadership to be prepared ...

The last remaining major treaty limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals expires Feb. 5. Does this mean the end of nuclear arms control? Not necessarily. Read our statement.
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Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists It is 89 seconds to midnight.

Tomorrow, experts at the @thebulletin.org will set the Doomsday Clock for 2026 to represent how close humanity is to catastrophe of our own making. Tune into this important announcement at 10 AM EST:
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We must heed the warning issued by President Eisenhower 65 years ago today to guard our nation against the mounting influence of the military-industrial complex. The stakes have never been more dire.

Check out the House floor speeches on New START expiration and the need for nuclear arms control! www.c-span.org/clip/us-hous...

How Not To End A War - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation By John Erath Following the December 28, 2025 meeting of Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House spokesperson said they were “ninety percent” agreed on a plan to end the nearly f...

“Although peace in Ukraine is a desirable, even urgent, goal, going about achieving it the wrong way could ultimately lead to a less secure situation,” writes Senior Policy Director John Erath in his newest Nukes of Hazard blog post. armscontrolcenter.org/how-not-to-e...

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