University of Notre Dame
Kroc Institutde for International Peace Studies

Nuclear Disarmament

Security without Nuclear Weapons

Security without Nuclear Weapons

David Cortright Critics of the UN treaty banning the bomb argue that nuclear weapons have helped to prevent World War III and are essential for international security. A world without nuclear weapons, they say, would be a world of greater war and military aggression....

Trump Should Support, Not Disrupt, the Iran Deal

Trump Should Support, Not Disrupt, the Iran Deal

Kelsey Davenport is Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association. Donald Trump faces a tough array of foreign policy challenges, but noticeably absent from that list is the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. If Trump plays his cards right, he can...

The Leverage Embedded in the Iran Deal

The Leverage Embedded in the Iran Deal

George Lopez is the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Since the election of Donald Trump, members of the arms control community have argued that the new administration must...

Cold Warriors Against the Bomb

Cold Warriors Against the Bomb

David Cortright Old thinking retains its grip at the Pentagon. The vested interests that profit from excessive military spending remain a formidable lobby. Congress sustains nuclear postures that are inherited from the Cold War and continues to fund unneeded weapons...