In 2002, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

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Finnish President Alexander Stubb and French President Emmanuel Macron finalized an agreement for Finland to join the French nuclear umbrella

The Parliament of Finland amended national legislation to decriminalize and permit the hosting of nuclear weapons on Finnish territory

The Obama administration determined that an intrusive, verifiable inspection regime could prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb

The 2015 Iran nuclear deal removed Iran's highly enriched nuclear material

All military infrastructure in Gaza, including tunnels and weapon factories, will be destroyed

The entire Gaza strip will be demilitarized under the supervision of international monitors

Amid rising tensions, French President Emmanuel Macron was observed watching a nuclear missile test

The United States accused China of violating the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

China denies the United States' accusation that it violated the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

In a June 1963 speech at American University, President John F. Kennedy announced negotiations for a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, non-nuclear-weapon states agree never to build them

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty requires its five original nuclear-weapon states to commit to eliminating their stockpiles over time

Non-nuclear states that sign the treaty receive assistance for peaceful nuclear technology, such as power plants

The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed on July 1, 1968

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was created to conduct inspections and ensure compliance with the treaty

North Korea signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty but renounced it in the mid-1990s

Israel never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

India and Pakistan never signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and have both conducted nuclear tests

The decommissioning process for the Provisional IRA and Protestant paramilitaries following the Good Friday agreement took seven years.

The Cold War teaches the importance of combining strategic deterrence with strategic reassurance, including elements of arms control.