Military

Last Treaty Curbing US, Russian Nuclear Weapons Has Collapsed

Pavel Devyatkin / Responsible Statecraft Feb 5, 2026 With New START gone as of Feb. 5, the world has lost the last legal check on the U.S.' and Russia’s nuclear arsenals. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military

​​Civil Society Leaders Call to Halt, Reverse Arms Race

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Jul 17, 2025 Along with urging arms control, the statement encourages organized opposition to the deployment of more nuclear weapons by any state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Military

Doubling Down on a Strategic Blunder

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Jun 5, 2025 Committing $175 billion of taxpayer money to a missile-defense system is an expensive, counterproductive waste. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

Why Space Is Such a Dangerous Place

Ben Chiacchia / Responsible Statecraft Sep 12, 2024 The U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty led to a proliferation boom in anti-satellite weapons, putting both military and civilian infrastructure in peril. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Masters of (Nuclear) War

Hekmat Aboukhater, William Hartung / TomDispatch Aug 9, 2024 Inside the Senate ICBM Coalition and the wider nuclear weapons lobby. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Military

The Heritage Foundation Is Pushing a Nuclear Arms Race

William Hartung / Responsible Statecraft Aug 5, 2024 The think tank asserts that its proposals are meant to prevent, rather than spark, a conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

40 Years After ‘The Day After’

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Dec 4, 2023 The ABC made-for-tv film is a stark reminder that nuclear deterrence is a strategy that can and will fail someday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

At the Brink: Contemplating the Unimaginable Costs of Nuclear War

Andrea Mazzarino / TomDispatch Oct 2, 2023 Contemplating the unimaginable costs of a nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )