arms control

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“China has conducted nuclear explosive tests,” said Thomas DiNanno, the top State Department official for arms control and international security told a United Nations disarmament body.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

William Alberque, former director of arms control for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who is now at the Pacific Forum think tank, said DiNanno’s allegation was a warning to Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

There is currently no arms control treaty in place restricting the use of shorter-range "tactical" nuclear warheads in Europe.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Nor does the US or Russia appear to be in a rush to sign a new arms control treaty.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Today, arms control agreements have lowered the global nuclear stockpile to about thirteen thousand, mostly in the hands of Russia and the United States.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin