WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements." The report is written by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink and nonproliferation specialists Mary Beth D. Nikitin and Paul K. Kerr. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary Arms control and nonproliferation are two of the policy tools that the United States has used to implement its nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 1 of 6) * * * The International Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995, is the centerpiece of the nuclear no more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 2 of 6) * * * Weapons Control and Elimination Conventions Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) bans the development, production, transfer, stockpiling, and use of chemical and toxin weapons; mandates the destruction of all  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 3 of 6) * * * Export Controls Zangger Committee In 1971, a group of seven NPT nuclear supplier nations formed the Nuclear Exporters Committee, known as the Zangger Committee, to assist in restricting nuclear trade as called for in Article III of the NPT. In 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL33865) on Sept. 25, 2025, entitled "Arms Control and Nonproliferation - A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements:" (Continued from Part 4 of 6) * * * Arms Control Between the United States and States of the Former Soviet Union 1970s: SALT I and SALT II The United States and Soviet Union signed their first formal agreements limiting nuclear offensive and defensive weapons in May 1972. The Stra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 9/19/2025-9/26/2025 * Fighting for Affordable, Quality Health Care [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined Congressman John Larson (D-CT) and advocates in East Hartford to demand that any continuing resolution passed by Congress include provisions to restore funding to Medicaid and make permanent the Affordable Care Act health ca more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 28 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - ABC Insiders * DAVID SPEERS, HOST: Prime Minister, welcome. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good to be with you, David. SPEERS : How was lunch with the King? PRIME MINISTER: It was splendid. He is someone who is very interested in Australia, interested in the affairs of the world, and it's always a pleasure to talk with His Majesty. I've got t more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 28 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Television interview - Sky News Sunday Agenda * KIERAN GILBERT, HOST: The Prime Minister has been given a royal audience by King Charles at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The meeting came a day after Anthony Albanese spoke with the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. Political editor, Andrew Clennell spoke to me from Scotland. ANDREW CLENNELL, HOST: Kieran, here I am outside B more PR