“The Trump administration unraveled U.S. nonproliferation policy, which raised the risk of nuclear catastrophe. The Trump White House revoked arms reduction agreements, including the landmark intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty negotiated by the Ronald Reagan administration. It failed to reach an agreement with Russia on extending the New START treaty, risking an end to bilateral arms control and mutual on-site verification. The administration’s high-visibility theatrics with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un collapsed in failure, and Pyongyang has continued to develop its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. The United States abandoned a nuclear deal with Iran that placed significant limits on its nuclear program and instead reimposed punitive sanctions on the Iranian people. Tehran responded by resuming prohibited uranium enrichment.
From this crisis we see an opportunity for change…”
Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, David Cortright, and Linda Gerber. “Getting the Balance Right: Refining the Strategic Application of Nonproliferation Sanctions.” Goshen, IN: Sanctions and Security Research Project of the Fourth Freedom Forum, April 2021
David Cortright 
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