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The Latest North Korean Nuclear Test

On September 2, North Korea conducted its sixth underground nuclear weapons test at Mount Mantap.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni — September 7, 2017

Banning Nuclear Weapons

This week, members of the United Nations will meet to begin negotiations on a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons.

Critical Questions by Amelia Armitage and Sharon Squassoni — March 27, 2017

Original Video Series: Iran Nuclear Deal - Part 4: The Iran Deal and Nuclear Nonproliferation

Barely before the ink was dry, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) provoked a ridiculously wide range of views and expectations in the United States. Beyond the Beltway, the range was probably a little narrower than what the U.S. House and Senate previewed in hearings, but skepticism about Iran’s intentions is still prevalent. One year later, the range of responses seems not to have narrowed at all.

Commentary by Sharon Squassoni — November 30, 2016

Japan-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

After years of negotiation, India and Japan signed an historic deal that would allow Japan to export nuclear technology, equipment, and material to India.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Yukari Sekiguchi — November 21, 2016

Negotiations on a Nuclear Weapons Ban?

On October 27, the UN General Assembly approved Resolution L.41, which calls for negotiations on a nuclear weapons ban to begin in spring 2017 at the United Nations. Such a ban would legally prohibit the production, possession, and use of nuclear weapons.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage — November 4, 2016

Reinforcing International Norms against Nuclear Testing

Today, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2310, which reaffirms the importance of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), a treaty that was signed 20 years ago but has never entered into force.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage — September 23, 2016

Fifth DPRK Nuclear Test

On September 9, North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test—its second this year and the fifth since 2006. This latest nuclear test follows months of missile launches, even as the United Nations and individual states have imposed increasingly tough sanctions on Pyongyang.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Amelia Armitage — September 9, 2016

President Obama's Hiroshima Visit

In August 1945, the United States became the only country to detonate nuclear weapons in a military campaign. More than 200,000 people died in the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima on August 6 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

Critical Questions by Sharon Squassoni and Yukari Sekiguchi — May 11, 2016