by Elise Levy | Aug 30, 2021 | All, Arms Control, Disarmament, National Security, North America, Nuclear Weapons, South Asia, Southeast Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy
Background The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has a long history of issues with nuclear compliance and other nuclear-capable nations. In the early 1990s, President Kim Il Sung had two main missions for his reign: (1) expel the United States...
by Ari Givner | Jul 5, 2021 | All, Iran, Nuclear Weapons
The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran nuclear deal, is largely a stop-gap measure in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. After 10 to 15 years from when the deal was signed, limits on Iran’s ability to enrich...
by Michael Friedl | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Arms Control, Disarmament, National Security, Nuclear Weapons, Public International Law, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy
Tweet How long does it take to negotiate and conclude a major international arms control and/or disarmament treaty? Apparently the 2021 answer to this question could be “15 days.” That is how much time is left after President Joe Biden’s inauguration to conclude a new...
