Event: Arms Control 2.0 – Jan 23

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Arms Control 2.0 in Obama 2.0
January 23, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 20036

Reducing nuclear risks was a signature issue in President Obama’s first term. However, following a series of successes in 2010, including the negotiation and ratification of New START and a widely hailed Nuclear Posture Review, progress stalled. Now, as Obama starts his second term, prospects for a new treaty facilitating deep cuts are bleak. To help define a practical way forward, Carnegie recently published the policy outlook Beyond Treaties: Immediate Steps to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, which summarizes steps the United States and Russia could take in the short term to enhance mutual security without a new treaty. Please join three of the paper’s authors—James Acton, Steve Pifer, and CNA research analyst Elbridge Colby—for a discussion of the future of arms control in President Obama’s second term.