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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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Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org

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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If you still need a gift for the person who has it all, consider donating to the Center in their honor/memory this Christmas. After all, what's better than a world free from nuclear threats? armscontrolcenter.org/donate/#donate

We agree with Steve Sheinkin: it's up to all of us to fight against a future with nuclear threats. No one is safe from nuclear war.

How similar are Israel’s “Iron Dome” and the Trump administration's proposed “Golden Dome” system? Not very. Check out our fact sheet to learn more about the “Golden Dome” missile defense system. armscontrolcenter.org/fact-sheet-g...

Donate to the Center - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Donating to the Center is now easier than ever. Simply pick the means of donating that works best for you!

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Reflections On My Fall Internship: Julia Cooper - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation By Julia Cooper, Policy Intern, Fall 2025 When I was 13, at a luncheon for DACOR, I heard military leaders saying that having more nuclear weapons makes the United States safer — which didn’t seem qui...

Fall Intern Julia Cooper reflects on how she got interested in nuclear weapons, and how the Center helped shape her future career in non-proliferation, in the Nukes of Hazard blog. armscontrolcenter.org/reflections-...

Pope Benedict XVI understood that there are no winners in a nuclear conflict. As countries worldwide build up their nuclear arsenals, we must heed his reminder yet again.

A House of Dynamite, Eisenhower and Lessons for Non-Proliferation - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation By Julia Cooper, Policy Intern, Fall 2025 In Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller A House of Dynamite, allusions to President Dwight Eisenhower are present throughout. Portraited just over the Secretary...

How can we see President Eisenhower in 'A House of Dynamite'? Read about the hidden connection you might have missed in policy intern Julia Cooper’s first Nukes of Hazard blog post:
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Footballs, Biscuits, and America's Nuclear Monarchy - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Inauguration Day means it’s almost time for the nuclear football to shift from one president to another. But how does that work, exactly? And in a country built on a system of checks and balances, why...

How does the nuclear launch process work? Why does the President of the United States have complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal? Our Nukes of Hazard podcast episode answers the questions you’re dying to have answered about our nuclear monarchy:
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How accurate is A House of Dynamite? Experts sort fact from fiction The Pentagon challenged the accuracy of Netflix’s film, but three experts tell The Times why its lessons on American defence should be heeded

“This has been a scam going on since Ronald Reagan’s days,” says Executive Director John Tierney about missile defense to The Times.
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“If you’re talking about the testing of nuclear weapons, there are tests that are conducted called sub-critical tests, where you would make sure everything worked without actually setting off a nuclear explosion," says Senior Policy Director John Erath.
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What 'A House of Dynamite' Gets Right and Wrong About the Nuclear Launch Process - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation What does A House of Dynamite get right and wrong about the U.S. nuclear launch process? Is this how the system really works? We break it down.

How accurately does “A House of Dynamite” portray the U.S. nuclear launch process? Get all your questions answered. armscontrolcenter.org/what-a-house...

Nuclear Testing Is a Relic. Resuming It Would Be Reckless. The United States will uphold its leadership in non-proliferation by refraining from unnecessary and destabilizing nuclear tests.

The debate over US nuclear testing revolves around two critical questions: Is it technically necessary? And what would the strategic consequences be?

On both counts, the evidence overwhelmingly suggests that resuming tests would do more harm than good.
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Fact Sheet: Understanding the New START Agreement - Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation explains the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in a factsheet

With less than 100 days until the New START agreement between the United States and Russia expires, learn more about how this critical treaty has contributed to nuclear arms control with our fact sheet: armscontrolcenter.org/understandin...