In an open letter, the onetime leaders implored their own governments to embrace an arms treaty negotiated at the U.N. three years ago. It is six ratifications short of the 50 needed to go into effect.
Tag: Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament
R.N.C. Skims Over Trump’s ‘Unfinished Business’ in Foreign Policy
From Iran to North Korea, President Trump has failed to achieve many of his stated foreign policy goals. He is asking for a second term to get them done.
Effort to Disarm Communities in South Sudan Fuels Deadly Clashes
At least 81 soldiers and civilians were killed as the authorities carried out a plan to try to reduce the number of weapons in circulation in a country recently pummeled by civil war.
After Hiroshima’s Carnage, Setsuko Thurlow Devoted Her Life to Peace
Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima 75 years ago, has used the power of her personal story to try to rid the world of nuclear weapons.
Hiroshima 75th Anniversary: Preserving Survivors’ Message of Peace
Hibakusha, as they are known in Japan, were a diminished presence at a memorial event because of advancing age and the coronavirus.
Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72
A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it is to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.
Trump to Withdraw U.S. From ‘Open Skies’ Treaty
The president held out the possibility of negotiations with the Russians that could save American participation in the accord. But even some of his own aides said success for that seemed unlikely.
Efforts to Denuclearize North Korea Will Continue Despite Hard-Line Minister, U.S. Says
Privately, some American officials acknowledge that the administration has gotten nowhere in negotiations, and that there is no sign the North will give up its nuclear weapons.
Europe’s Gamble: Can It Save Iran Deal by Threatening to Kill It?
A risky strategy to keep the nuclear agreement alive could backfire. Badly. But no one else is even trying, Europeans argue.
Trump Bet He Could Isolate Iran and Charm North Korea. It’s Not That Easy.
The president assumed economic levers would guide the countries’ national interests. Now, he confronts twin challenges in an election year.