Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation has been a major element of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. To help understand recent achievements in that arena, as well as possible next steps, the Brookings Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative has prepared an arms control and non-proliferation primer.
The document outlines the Obama administration’s accomplishments, complications that have hindered progress on arms control, and possible next steps on issues including further nuclear reductions, treaty compliance, and missile defense issues. The presentation is meant to aid anyone seeking a quick introduction to the intricate world of nuclear arms control and non-proliferation.
Nuclear Arms Control in 2016
CloseIntroduction
CloseWhat the Obama Administration has Achieved
CloseMain Achievements
CloseNew Strategic Arms Reduction Treat (New START)
CloseNew START
CloseMain Treaty Provisions
CloseDeployed Strategic Delivery Vehicles (SDV) Limit
CloseDeployed/Non-Deployed Limit
CloseDeployed Warhead Limit
CloseTreaty Implementation
CloseNew START Numbers, October 2015
CloseExpected U.S. Force When New START Fully Implemented
CloseNuclear Security Summit (NSS) Process
CloseHistory
CloseNSS Goals
CloseAchievements
CloseWhat’s Next for NSS Process?
CloseJoint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
CloseJCPOA
CloseMain Iranian Commitments
CloseImpact of JCPOA
CloseU.S. Commitments
CloseWhat Has Hindered Further Nuclear Reductions
CloseU.S. Views on Next Steps
CloseRussian Views
CloseU.S. Missile Defense in Europe
CloseMissile Defense
CloseU.S. Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons (NSNW) in Europe
CloseBilateral vs Multilateral
CloseWorld’s Nuclear Powers, 2015
CloseIssues for Further Negotiations
ClosePotential Items for Negotiation
CloseFurther Reductions in Nuclear Forces
CloseModernization Plans
CloseNew Bilateral Negotiations Possible?
CloseStrategic Nuclear Reductions
CloseTime to Include All Weapons?
CloseEstimated U.S., Russia Nuclear Warhead Levels, 2015
CloseKey NSNW Arms Control Issues
ClosePossible Confidence-Building Measures
CloseSingle Limit on All Nukes?
CloseINF Treaty Compliance
CloseINF Treaty Issues
CloseRussian INF Counter-Charges
CloseINF Treaty Compliance
ClosePossible INF Solution?
CloseComprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
CloseCTBT Status
CloseReasons to Ratify
CloseThe primer assesses the status of nuclear arms control as of early 2016 and key issues for the future. Topics include:
- New START
- The Nuclear Security Summit Process
- The Iran-P5+1 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
- Further cuts to nuclear forces
- INF Treaty compliance
- Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- Missile defense issues
- Advanced conventional weapons
- Multilateralization of arms control
