HENRY KISSINGER’S MIXED RECORD ON NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL by Michael Krepon

Quote of the week: “What in the name of God is strategic superiority? What is the significance of it politically, militarily, operationally, at these levels of numbers? What do you do with it?” — Henry Kissinger (1974) Henry Kissinger voiced these exasperated and memorable lines in Moscow, where he was defending a framework agreement subsequently […]

Could Trump Trash The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? by Michael Krepon

Think of what the world would be like if Russia, the United States, China, India and Pakistan were testing nuclear weapons. They are not because of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) which is responsible for shutting down nuclear testing by major and regional powers for more than two decades. Walking away from the CTBT would be extraordinarily […]

After New Start, What?

***This this a three-part essay originally published in Arms Control Wonk and combined into a single piece*** New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty One good reason to extend the Obama/Medvedev New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years is that it might take that long to negotiate and put in place what might come after its expiration. […]