Arms Control Association

Arms Control Association

The Arms Control Association is a US-based national nonpartisan membership organization founded in 1971 with the self-stated mission of promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies[1]. The group is known for its publication of the magazine Arms Control Today[2].

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Projects

Through its public education and media programs, its blog, Arms Control Now, and its magazine, Arms Control Today (ACT), ACA provides policy-makers, the press and the interested public with authoritative information, analysis and commentary on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, and related national security issues[1]. In addition to the regular press briefings, ACA holds on major arms control developments, the Association's staff provides commentary and analysis on a broad spectrum of issues for journalists and scholars both in the United States and abroad.

Staff and funding

The Arms Control Association is supported by grants from the Ploughshares Fund, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Colombe Foundation, the New Land Foundation, the Prospect Hill Foundation, the Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.[3] Its staff includes:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.armscontrol.org/about
  2. ^ http://www.armscontrol.org/act/current
  3. ^ a b ACA: About the Arms Control Association
  4. ^ http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/11/04/breaking_pakistan_s_nuclear_addiction
  5. ^ http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/22155
  6. ^ http://bloggingheads.tv/diavlogs/27828
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euEUGPL8kaU
  8. ^ http://rt.com/usa/news/us-start-congress-approval/
  9. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvE8NsAe6qk
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFBkgVzYh7A
  11. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Thielmann
  12. ^ http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/129739-new-start-a-missile-defense-friendly-treaty
  13. ^ http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20101027_2483.php
  14. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ-7kHQQFMk
  15. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwfiQK47PEg

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