A Credibility Gap on New Nuclear Weapons
US Senator Dianne Feinstein urges the Bush administration to strengthen rather than weaken nuclear non-proliferation pacts. Speech delivered April 28, 2004 and reprinted courtesy of the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
Arms Control Agremeents
Details about various international agreements and treaties to combat the threat of weapons of mass destruction, courtesy of the Federation of American Scientists. Some of these have been ratified by the US Senate.
Arms Control Treaties
Information about recent arms control treaties, including the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, from the Council for a Livable World.
Major Issues - Landmines
US Senator Patrick Leahy advocates for a worldwide ban on landmines.
Nonproliferation and Arms Control: Strategic Choic
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on March 10, 2004 discussing issues such as the possibility of a fissile material cutoff treaty (FMCT).
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nucle
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty will take effect if and when 44 of the nations listed in the Treaty's Annex 2 ratify it. By January of 2005, the treaty had been ratified by 33 of those countries, not including the United States.