www.armscontrol.org/today [www.armscontrol.org/today] Volume 55, Number 10
December 2025
[link removed] [[link removed]] Rose Gottemoeller
Getting the Most Out of New START Before It Expires [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
With two months left before the treaty expires, a quick-fix does not require negotiations, just a commitment by Russia and the United States to continue abiding by the New START limits.
Zahir Kazmi
Strengthening UNSCR 1540: Pathways for Nonproliferation and Balanced Development [[link removed]]
UN Security Council friction and a renewed global push for nuclear power heighten the value of the resolution, which obligates states to combat WMD proliferation.
NEW VOICES
José Ignacio Salamanca Friedlaender
Solving the AI-Induced Transparency Paradox in Nuclear Command and Control [[link removed]]
Governments pledge human control and rigorous oversight, but such assurances cannot be demonstrated while AI-nuclear systems remain fully classified.
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News and Analysis [[link removed]]
. [[link removed]] [[link removed]] U.S., Saudi Arabia Announce Nuclear Cooperation [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. North Korea Appears to Reject Trump’s Offer for Talks [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. U.S. Supports South Korean Enrichment, Reprocessing [[link removed]]
. [[link removed]] Pentagon, Congress Push Military Acquisition Changes [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. IAEA Passes Resolution on Iran [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. Drone Incursions in Belgium Spark Probes, NATO-EU Response [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. U.S., Russia Oppose UN Resolutions on Military Use of AI [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
. U.S. Weapons Complex Safety Board at Risk [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]] [[link removed]]
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FOCUS
Daryl G. Kimball
Trump’s Nuclear Test Rhetoric and Reality [[link removed]]
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