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Defense Threat Reduction Agency - http://www.dtra.mil/
Consolidates a variety of US Defense Department functions to deal more effectively with the threats posed by nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons. Information on the activities and technology of the agency. |
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Federation of American Scientists - http://www.fas.org/
Analyses public policy for global security; covers Arms Sales Monitoring, Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform, Military Analysis, Monitoring Emerging Diseases, Nuclear Weapons, Secrecy and Government and Space Policy. |
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute - http://www.sipri.se/
A first-rank research center, with support from the Swedish government. Arms and military research areas including publications and database. |
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United Nations Department for Disarmament Affairs - http://disarmament.un.org/
Press releases, status updates, and statements on current on UN disarmament activities. |
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Union of Concerned Scientists Global Security - http://www.ucsusa.org/global_security/
Provides resources, analysis, policy initiatives and public education to help bring about a world free of nuclear arms. |
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Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) - http://cns.miis.edu/
Research projects, databases and publications about the global proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction. Monterey Institute of International Studies provides training on nonproliferation issues. |
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Arms Control Association - http://www.armscontrol.org/
National nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding and support for effective arms control policies. |
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Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) - http://www.isis-online.org/
Working for nuclear nonproliferation and decreased weapons production. Employing science like satellite imagery in the pursuit of international peace. |
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US State Department Bureau of Arms Control - http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureauac.html
Policy oversight for the missions of arms control, nonproliferation, and political-military affairs. Merged with the former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Many fact sheets, treaties and reports. |
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Ploughshares Fund - http://www.ploughshares.org
Enhances global security by fighting nuclear terrorism and proliferation, preventing war, reducing defense spending, restraining arms trading, cleaning up radioactive waste, and banning landmines. |
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Eonomists Allied for Arms Reduction - ECAAR - http://www.ecaar.org/
NGO offering analysis on global issues relating to peace, security, and the world economy. Includes overview, publications, and events. |
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Verification Research, Training and Information Center (VERTIC) - http://www.vertic.org/
Verification as a means of ensuring confidence in the implementation of treaties or other agreements in areas of peace, security, arms control, disarmament and the environment. |
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Committee on Disarmament, Peace, and Security - http://disarm.igc.org/
A private voluntary organization based at the UN providing services and facilities to citizens' groups concerned with the peace and disarmment activities of the United Nations. |
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US State Department Bureau of Nonproliferation - http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureaunp.html
Responsible for the missions of arms control, nonproliferation, and political-military affairs. Merged with the former Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Many fact sheets, treaties and reports. |
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Western States Legal Foundation - http://www.wslfweb.org/
Information and analysis for peace and environmental activists. Provides WSLF publications, government documents on nuclear weapons policy and related topics, and web links. |
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Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies - http://www.armscontrol.ru/
Provides information, news, events, discussions and publications related to problems of arms reduction. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology site. |
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Berlin Information-center for Transatlantic Security - http://www.bits.de
German based organization providing independent expertise on military security issues, especially in the field of nuclear and conventional disarmament and arms control, non-proliferation, and NATO-Russian relations. |
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Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies - http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwmsds/
Foster research, teaching, and public discussion of military and strategic issues of national and international significance. Research activities on military history and the strategic analysis of defence operations, peace-keeping, and arms control. |
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Missile Defense Working Group - http://www.mdwg.org.uk/
A network of campaigning and research organisations that are opposed to the development of a Missile Defense system and to any UK involvement in a United States or European missile defense system. |
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Pope John Paul II On Disarmament - http://www.cin.org/jp2ency/disarm.html
Message to the General Assembly of the United Nations stating that disarmament efforts cannot concern only some countries or be centered one type of weapon. |