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Treaties, Laws, and Institutions
In this section you will find official treaty documents and information on official institutions that cover WMD related issues. All direct links are underlined.
Official US Treaties, Postures, Regimes and Reviews
Arms Control, Verification and Compliance treaties from the US Department of State
Treaties on International Security and Nonproliferation from the US Department of State
The 2019 Missile Defense Review
The Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy
All past and present US National Defense Strategy documents
123 Agreements of the Atomic Energy Act
The Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Ban Treaty)
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran Deal)
Resolution 1540 from the United Nations
Missile Technology Control Regime
2018 National Biodefense Strategy
The United Nations 1718 Sanctions Committee (DPRK)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Laws and Treaties
IAEA safeguards legal framework
No First Use policy backgrounder
Nuclear modernization backgrounder
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Explainer on legality of WMD treaties
Institutions and International Organizations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and WMD
European Union External Action and WMD proliferation strategy
European Union Nonproliferation Consortium
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
United Nations First Committee
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The World Health Organization and Biological Weapons
The International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification
The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration
Comprehensive Lists of Treaties and Agreements
List of treaties and regimes from NTI
List of treaties from the Arms Control Association
List of treaties from the Federation of American Scientists
Can't Find a Document You Need?
Try filing a "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) request. FOIA provides the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency.
For example, see this FOIA collection of nuclear related documents: https://osf.io/46sfd/