Are We Approaching the End of the Arms Control Era?

... already voiced my doubts that either Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump will significantly advance us toward the arms control objectives I have mentioned. But I do want to identify some light in the darkness. The rest of the world has not lost interest in nuclear arms control; the de-legitimization of nuclear weapons continues apace. Many countries have joined Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone treaties, committing themselves not to develop, produce, or possess nuclear weapons. These zones now cover four of the ...