Arms Control Assoc

@ArmsControlNow

Providing news & analysis to policymakers, media & the public on threats posed by the world’s most dangerous weapons since 1971. http://Armscontrol.org/Link-in-Bio

Washington, DC

Joined September 2009

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 25

"Developing an agreement to replace the New START Treaty is in the interests of peace," ACA executive director @DarylGKimball tells TASS in response to @POTUS comments tass.ru/mezhdunarodnay… Video of Trump's remarks are here: tass.ru/mezhdunarodnay…

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Kingston Reif@KingstonAReif · 20 h

So the total cost of boats 1-3 increased by 12.4% from FY25 to FY26. And that is unlikely to be the end of the cost growth. Which begs a significant question: How much headroom is left before a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach and can the program stay under it? (4/4)

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Kingston Reif@KingstonAReif · 20 h

Per the FY26 request, an updated Navy cost estimate and CAPE independent cost estimate are in the works. GAO indicated earlier this year the “revised cost estimate expected to be completed in 2025 will include increased total acquisition costs.” gao.gov/assets/gao-25-… (3/n)

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Kingston Reif@KingstonAReif · 21 h

FY25 1st boat (826) estimate: 15.179 billion FY26 826 estimate: $16.121 billion (+6.2%) FY 25 2nd boat (827): 9.283 billion FY26 827: $10.688 billion (+15%) FY 25 3rd boat (828): $8.755 billion FY26 828: $10.543 billion (+20%) (2/n)

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · 21 h

As noted👇 the cost of the first boat in the Columbia SSBN class has risen to $16.1 billion. But per a comparison of the FY26 and FY25 Navy shipbuilding budget requests, the first boat is not alone in experiencing cost growth. (1/n)

AAnthony Capaccio@ACapaccio · Jul 22

We break: The Navy raised the estimated price tag for the first of its next-generation nuclear-missile submarines by $1.7 billion, another black eye for a program that’s the centerpiece of the service’s modernization plans bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 26

UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO nuclear mission. This departure from the UK's solely sea-based nuclear force reflects heightened concern over Russian nuclear threats and uncertainty over the U.S. security guarantee to NATO members. July/Aug '25 ACT: ow.ly/T7fu50Wvogb

ArmsControlNow's tweet image. UK to purchase F-35As and join NATO nuclear mission. This departure from the UK's solely sea-based nuclear force reflects heightened concern over Russian nuclear threats and uncertainty over the U.S. security guarantee to NATO members.

July/Aug '25 ACT: ow.ly/T7fu50Wvogb

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 26

"On 4/22/25, a terrorist attack ripped through the town of Pahalgam in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Minutes later, a crisis between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan was in the making..." writes Moeed Yusuf in his #ACT feature. Full article here ow.ly/svRe50Wvna1

ArmsControlNow's tweet image. "On 4/22/25, a terrorist attack ripped through the town of Pahalgam in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Minutes later, a crisis between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan was in the making..." writes Moeed Yusuf in his #ACT feature. Full article here ow.ly/svRe50Wvna1

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Daryl G Kimball@DarylGKimball · Jul 25

Time to translate the talk into action. A first step should be an interim deal to keep current limits after New START expires while a more robust framework is negotiated. "Trump says he wants to maintain nuclear limits with Russia." reuters.com/business/aeros…

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 25

Released July 16 & 10 respectively, the Declaration for the Prevention of Nuclear War and the Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race are now open for signature. Learn more about the calls and their endorsers in the July 2025 Nuclear Disarmament Monitor. ow.ly/Rs3u50Wvlxy

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Nicholas Kristof@NickKristof · Jul 24

“Children in the Gaza Strip are starving to death," reports @unicef. And the U.S. is complicit. We can debate the terminology to apply, but it is unconscionable that in 2025 the United States and most of the international community are averting their eyes from this.

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 25

Breaking: In comments today, Trump calls for maintaining strategic nuclear arms limits. In response, "ACA Calls for Interim Deal Not to Exceed New START Limits Until U.S., Russia Hammer Out New Framework Deal." See our press release: armscontrol.org/pressroom/2025…

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 25

Trump 7/25: “[New START is] not an agreement you want expiring.” Nobel laureates & civil society agree—but words aren’t enough. Action is needed to halt and reverse the arms race. Read Trump’s full quotes + what must come next in the Disarmament Monitor ow.ly/Rs3u50Wvlxy

ArmsControlNow's tweet image. Trump 7/25: “[New START is] not an agreement you want expiring.” Nobel laureates &amp; civil society agree—but words aren’t enough. Action is needed to halt and reverse the arms race. Read Trump’s full quotes + what must come next in the Disarmament Monitor ow.ly/Rs3u50Wvlxy

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 25

The latest Nuclear Disarmament Monitor covers → Trump & civil society agreement on New START → U.S State Dept layoffs → A new UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war → Nuclear coordination between France and the UK... & more! Read it now: ow.ly/Rs3u50Wvlxy

ArmsControlNow's tweet image. The latest Nuclear Disarmament Monitor covers
→ Trump &amp; civil society agreement on New START
→ U.S State Dept layoffs
→ A new UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war
→ Nuclear coordination between France and the UK... &amp; more!

Read it now: ow.ly/Rs3u50Wvlxy

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 24

Dumb decision by DOD. Pentagon participation in think tank conferences, panels, etc helps inform non-governmental experts and public about DOD policies. And DOD participants sometimes learn a thing or two.

JJack Detsch@JackDetsch · Jul 24

SCOOP: The Pentagon is suspending participation in think tank events until further notice, per an email obtained by @politico, a major shift in engagement. It comes a week after DOD pulled out of Aspen Security Forum citing “the evil of globalism." politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 23

Eighty years after the first nuclear weapons detonations, the nuclear danger is rising again. In response, "Civil Society Leaders Issue New Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race." See: ow.ly/epyB50WqExU

ArmsControlNow's tweet image. Eighty years after the first nuclear weapons detonations, the nuclear danger is rising again. In response, "Civil Society Leaders Issue New Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race."

See: ow.ly/epyB50WqExU

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 23

Happening Now: @MarkTakano speaks on his own experience traveling to Japan to commemorate the nuclear bombings. Tune in: live.house.gov

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 23

Happening Now: @RashidaTlaib speaks about the importance of recommitting to the abolishment of nuclear weapons at the special order hour. Listen in now: live.house.gov

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Arms Control Assoc@ArmsControlNow · Jul 23

Happening now: @IlhanMN speaks on the dangers of nuclear escalation. Join in now: live.house.gov

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