The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. WORLD COMMEMORATES 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAWN OF THE NUCLEAR AGE At 5:30 a.m. local time on July 16, 1945, Manhattan Project scientists ushered in the dawn of the nuclear age when they exploded the first nuclear weapon in the New Mexico […]
Council: Front and Center: June 28, 2025
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. EVEN AS ISRAELI-IRANIAN TENSIONS ARE EASED FOR NOW, THE UNITED STATES MUST ADDRESS WAR POWERS It has been a long few days fraught with uncertainty about what might happen between Israel, Iran and the United States. This conflict seems to have […]
An Early Look at the 2026 House of Representatives Elections
The Bottom Line Up Front The best opportunity to pressure Republicans to break with Trump and potentially create a check on the President’s agenda: Congressional elections in November 2026. While it is doubtful that Democrats can win a Senate majority, a House majority is a distinct possibility. State of Play President Donald Trump’s reshaping […]
Council: Front and Center: May 19, 2025
The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is the Council’s affiliated 501(c)(3) research organization. RUSSIA, UKRAINE MEET IN PERSON, EXCHANGE PRISONERS, DON’T REACH CEASEFIRE OR PEACE DEAL On May 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a new nuclear threat as he answered a question about Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory in the days leading up to Moscow’s […]
An Early Look at the 2026 Senate Elections
If you have tracked federal elections for a while, you may know that campaigns take very little time off after Election Day. Candidates and staff and fundraisers began their fundraising and organizing work for their next campaign within weeks of November 5, 2024. As we gear up for our first endorsements of the 2026 cycle, […]


