Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance
Our Mission
The Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance (AVC) is responsible for deterring conflict and enhancing strategic stability using tools such as arms control treaties, other international agreements, and transparency and confidence-building measures. AVC builds cooperation among allies and partners in order to control the threat posed by weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery, space and cyber capabilities, and conventional weapons. AVC works tirelessly to strengthen current global arms control and transparency measures, increase government-wide support for verification activities, and maintain military transparency in Europe. AVC is committed to working intensively for the development of strategic engagement for international security, partnering with U.S. allies and other agencies in fielding missile-defense capabilities for international missile defense cooperation, and promoting U.S. security in outer space.
The Latest
New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
(Data in this Fact Sheet comes from the biannual exchange of data required by the Treaty. It contains data declared current as of March 1, 2019. Data will be updated each six month period after entry into force of the Treaty.)[1] Category of Data United States of America Russian Federation Deployed ICBMs, Deployed SLBMs, and […]
Fact Sheet-
January 8, 2021
Arms Control and International Security Papers
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December 1, 2020
New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
Offices
- Nuclear Risk Reduction Center
- Office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Affairs
- Office of Emerging Security Challenges
- Office of Euro-Atlantic Security Affairs
- Office of Multilateral and Nuclear Affairs
- Office of Strategic Stability and Deterrence Affairs
- Office of Verification, Planning, and Outreach