NUCLEAR AND WMD

Treaties

Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT)
African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba)
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Bangkok)
DOE Material Protection, Control, and Accounting Program (MPC&A)
US-North Korea Agreed Framework
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II)
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
DOD Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR)
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I (START I)
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II)
Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT)
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)
Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I (SALT I)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Latin American Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Tlatelolco)
Outer Space Treaty
Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT)
The Antarctic Treaty

2002

Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT)
Links for more information:

“Comparison of US-Russia Nuclear Reduction Treaties”, BASIC Note, 8 July 2002
Secretary of State Powell’s statement on the US-Russia Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld’s statement on the US-Russia Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions
”Assessing the New US-Russia Pact”, Arms Control Today, June 2002
“New Nuclear Accord Submitted to US, Russian Lawmakers”, Arms Control Today, July/August 2002
”The Bush-Putin Treaty: An Orwellian Approach to Nuclear Arms Control”, Natural Resources Defense Council, May 2002

1996

African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba)
Links for more information:

ANWFZ: Status and Map, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
ANWFZ: History and Present Status, Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of South Africa
Conference for the Signing of the Pelindaba Treaty, 11 April 1996

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Links for more information:

1995

Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Bangkok)
Links for more information:

SEANWFZ: Status and Map, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)

1994

DOE Material Protection, Control, and Accounting Program (MPC&A)
Links for more information:

Russia: DOE MPC&A Program, Center for Nonproliferation Studies Nuclear Threat Initiative
“U.S. Nonproliferation Initiatives in Russia and the Former Soviet Union States: Essential for National and Global Security”, Physicians for Social Responsibility Issue Brief
“Sustainability: A Vital Component of Nuclear Material Security in Russia”, Nonproliferation Review, Spring 2000, Vol. 7, No. 1

US-North Korea Agreed Framework
Links for more information:

Representative James Leach's opening statement on U.S.-North Korean Relations After the Policy Review, 26 July 2001
“Review of United States Policy toward North Korea: Findings and Recommendations”, Dr. William J. Perry, U.S. North Korea Policy Coordinator and Special Advisor to the President and the Secretary of State, 12 October 1999

1993

Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
Links for more information:

MTCR Documents and Press Statements, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
MTCR, US Department of State – Bureau of Nonproliferation
“A Chronology of the Missile Technology Control Regime”, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
MTCR Factsheet, Arms Control Association

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II (START II)
Links for more information:

START II Factsheet, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Statements and Analysis on Nuclear Weapons Reductions, Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers
START II Chronology, Federation of American Scientists

1992

Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Links for more information:

Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Chemical and Biological Weapons Site, Center for Defense Information
Chemical Weapons News 1992-1998, Federation of American Scientists
CWC Factsheet, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

1991

DOD Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (CTR)
Links for more information:

The Nunn-Lugar CTR Program Page, Center for Nonproliferation Studies Nuclear Threat Initiative
“U.S. Nonproliferation Initiatives in Russia and the Former Soviet Union States: Essential for National and Global Security”, Physicians for Social Responsibility Issue Brief
Gottemoeller Outlines Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative to Senate Subcommittee, 7 March 2000
Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs: Issues for Congress, CRS Report for Congress, 23 March 2001
CTR Organization Chart, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I (START I)
Links for more information:

START I Page, Federation of American Scientists
START I Overview, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Special Collections: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Bulletin for Atomic Scientists

1987

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Links for more information:

INF History Book, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
INF Treaty News 1991-2001, Federation of American Scientists
INF Treaty Page, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

1985

South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Rarotonga)
Links for more information:

SPNFZ: Status and Map, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
SPNFZ Factsheet, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 10 December 1997

1979

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II)
Links for more information:

SALT II Page, Federation of American Scientists
SALT II Overview, US Department of State

1974

Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT)
Links for more information:

TTBT Executive Summary, US Department of Defense
TTBT Maps, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

1972

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)
Links for more information:

ABM Treaty Page, US Department of State
ABM Treaty Documents 1992-2001, Federation of American Scientists
President Bush Announces ABM Withdrawal, 13 December 2001
International Reactions to the US Decision to Withdraw from the ABM Treaty, BASIC

Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)
Links for more information:

Chemical and Biological Weapons Resource Page, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Chemical and Biological Weapons Site, Center for Defense Information
Biological Weapons Convention News, Federation of American Scientists
John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Remarks to the 5th Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference Meeting, 19 November 2001
United Kingdom Green Paper on Strengthening the BWC

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks I (SALT I)
Links for more information:

SALT I Page, Federation of American Scientists

1968

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
Links for more information:

NPT Page, BASIC Nuclear Futures
NPT Overview, Center for Nonproliferation Studies
NPT Page, United Nations
NPT Page, Acronym Institute

1967

Latin American Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Tlatelolco)
Links for more information:

Treaty of Tlatelolco Page, Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL)
Treaty of Tlatelolco Factsheet, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Outer Space Treaty
Links for more information:

Outer Space Treaty Factsheet, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Space: News and Feature Articles, Arms Control Today
Report of the Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization

1963

Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT)
Links for more information:

LTBT Page, Federation of American Scientists

1959

The Antarctic Treaty
Links for more information:

The Antarctic Treaty Explained, British Antarctic Survey
Factsheet: The Antarctic Treaty System, The Antarctica Project

For further information on arms control treaties or non-proliferation regimes:

Arms Control Association: Treaties
Atomicarchive.com: Arms Control Treaties
Nuclear Threat Initiative: WMD 411 Bibliography

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