Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Disarmament: Required Readings
Human Rationality and Nuclear Deterrence
Today, there are dynamics at work that differ from those that characterized the Cold War. A growing multipolarity in international security competition and the introduction of new strategic technologies challenge previous understandings about nuclear deterrence and strategic stability.
Dr. John Borrie, Chatham House
Nuclear Deterrence: A Guarantee or Threat to Strategic Stability?
Nuclear deterrence can serve as a pillar of international security only in conjunction with negotiations and agreements on the limitation, reduction, and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Without them, deterrence fuels an endless arms race, while any serious crisis between the great powers will bring them to the brink of nuclear war.
Alexey Arbatov, Carnegie Moscow Center
U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control
An interactive timeline on bilateral U.S.-Russian arms control developments, from 1949 through 2021.
New START at a Glance
A summary of the third Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Overview
Comprehensive information on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), also commonly referred to as the Nuclear Ban Treaty.
Vienna Action Plan
The Vienna Action Plan, agreed at the first Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW, setting out plans for the universalisation and implementation of the Treaty.
Decisions Taken by the Second Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW
A set of decision on the continuation of the intersessional work on the implementation and universalisation of the Treaty.
The First TPNW Meeting and the Future of the Nuclear Ban Treaty
Despite successful consolidation of the TPNW’s entry into force and progress toward developing policies for treaty implementation at the meeting, major challenges loom for this new fixture of the global nuclear order. Treaty proponents face the twin tasks of building effective treaty infrastructure and convincing additional states to join.
Rebecca Davis Gibbons and Stephen Herzog, Arms Control Association