https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IF10521.pdf
One of a recent series of brief reports on the Defense Department and how it operates. This particular report discusses how the U.S. Nuclear Command and Control System operates, the options available for nuclear use, and the time limits within which such decisions might have to be made. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IN10656.pdf
Observations on current U.S. and European Union attitudes toward the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran regarding development of nuclear capabilities. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB571-Nunn-Lugar-25th-Anniversary/
Summarizes effort to avoid nuclear arms proliferation following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Includes full text of ten newly declassified documents describing the location and condition of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the effort to eliminate them before they deteriorated or disappeared. From the National Security Archive
http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PN-0540/POST-PN-0540.pdf
One of the greatest threats to global security, according to President Obama, is the danger of a terrorist group acquiring and using a nuclear device. This report provides a British view of key threats to nuclear security and international initiatives to prevent such threats. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://fas.org/man/eprint/joe2035.pdf
Military thinking on how the U.S. can protect itself in a world occupied by other countries with competitive nuclear forces. Calls for National Strategic Deterrence or leveraging layered missile defenses to complicate adversary nuclear planning. From the Joint Chiefs of Staff
http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/677783.pdf
Examines the Joint Comprehensive Plan agreement with Iran and the role that the IAEA has been asked to play in monitoring and verifying Iran’s commitment, reviews the resources that IAEA has identified as necessary to carry out that role, and identifies potential challenges. From the Government Accountability Office
http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/675222.pdf
Provides analysis of the resources that the International Atomic Energy Agency has to monitor and verify Iran’s adherence to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The plan, agreed to in the summer of 2015, calls for Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. Also covers potential verification challenges. From the Government Accountability Office
http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v26
Provides documents about the Carter administration’s multilateral, non-strategic arms control policy, including anti-satellite talks, chemical and biological warfare, conventional arms talks, nuclear test ban proposals and more. From the State Department