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.
On 10 February 2021 the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) and the International Affairs Institute (IAI) launched their Young Women in Non‑Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.
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