Arm Control and Disarmament

As NATO absorbs the implications of a second Trump presidency, a consequential debate is brewing within its ranks: Can Europe rely on U.S. nuclear guarantees forever, or is the time …

In August 2009, Saudi Arabia announced that it would focus on exploring a nuclear power program. This initiative led to the April 2010 royal decree emphasizing atomic energy’s importance in …

The Conference on Disarmament (CD), long viewed as the world’s principal negotiating forum for arms control and disarmament, is now better described as a diplomatic treadmill—where delegations run endlessly, burn …

The TPNW is the first international legislative body to forbid nuclear weapons completely. TPNW offers a crucial forum for promoting disarmament worldwide. The Treaty has 94 signatories and 73 ratifications …

India’s upcoming K-5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) is often presented as a technical milestone—another incremental step in its long-touted credible minimum deterrence posture. But the true significance of the K-5 …

The 2025 session of the UNDC focuses on a comprehensive set of disarmament-related issues, guided by the principles outlined in the Final Document of the First Special Session of the …

The Indian airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26, 2019, was purportedly aimed at a militant training camp, according to Indian claims. However, Pakistan denied the presence of any such …

The Conference on Disarmament (CD) member states have convened for the 2025 plenary sessions, which will continue throughout the year. The first public plenary session began on January 20, 2025, …

The Ukraine war has brought the complexities of arms control into stark relief, illustrating how conflict intensity can both undermine and redefine the international arms control framework. As one of …

Before the sun could rise on October 26, 2024, Israel operationalized its largest aerial attack on Iran’s soil again. It was a response for the night of October 1, 2024, …