Swords Into Plowshares arms control association Archives

September 13, 2013

Chemical weapons

Posted 6:14pm

The Arms Control Association (ACA), an independent membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding and effective policies to address the threats posed by the world’s most dangerous weapons: nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, as well as certain types of conventional weapons that pose a threat to noncombatants, provides a number of resources to help understand… Read more »

November 29, 2010

Land mine ban treaty by the numbers

Posted 3:54am

The Arms Control Association provides facts and numbers (for example: 13 – the number of years since the United States has produced banned antipersonnel landmines.) that provide reasons for the Obama administration to sign the Mine Ban Treaty. Recognizing that…

Reflections on START

Posted 1:00am

Various individuals, faith communities, think tanks, advocacy groups and more have commented on the recently signed START treaty that would reduce the number of nuclear arms held by the United States and Russia. Here are some of them: Statement by…

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