Lessons Learned and Not Learned from Cold War Arms Control Negotiations
2 July 2025 •
Publications, Reports and Papers
VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov reflects on lessons about arms control from the 1970s and 1980s in a short paper. Some lessons learned then could be usefully applied to the present day, others were missed and need to be re-learned.
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VCDNP Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov reflects on lessons about arms control from the 1970s and 1980s in a short paper. Some lessons learned then could be usefully applied to the present day, others were missed and need to be re-learned.
In this edition of the Governing the Atom brief series, Senior Research Associate Noah Mayhew and Senior Fellow Dr. Nikolai Sokov describe the development of the principle of irreversibility in nuclear disarmament.
VCDNP Senior Research Associate Hanna Notte joined an event at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, where she offered reflections on diplomatic pathways to regional missile talks, historical experience with regional arms control, including the ACRS working group, and how the war in Ukraine could affect the outlook for addressing missile proliferation in the Middle East.
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