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Arms Control Center
Sig Gerstl
1200 Trinity Drive, Suite 318
Los Alamos, NM 87544
Phone: 662-7857
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Discussion groups held Mondays, Wednesdays and alternate Fridays.About Us
The Bill Beyer Reading Room, located in Suite 318 of the Los Alamos National Bank building at 1200 Trinity Drive, Los Alamos, serves as the home for a library and research center for nuclear security issues as well as the center for several small, informal discussion groups. The Reading Room is also open by appointment for people who would like to do research on nuclear security issues.
The Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security (LACACIS) was formed in 1986 to examine the increasingly complex international environment with respect to arms control, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and verification. Although most of its active members are current or retired staff from the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), LACACIS is a citizen non-governmental organization that independently researches, debates and advocates political positions. (See LACACIS Policy Statement)
Public meetings are conducted with outside speakers and experts on arms control,international security, and related issues. Many of these experts work at LANL or are associated with national laboratory security programs.
LACACIS has conducted in-depth studies of the INF Treaty, the TTBT and its verification protocol, the START I and START II Treaties, extension of the NPT, and the CTBT. Statements of support for each of these treaties, with related recommendations, have been formally adopted by the Committee and submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, members of New Mexico's Congressional Delegation, and others. Consistent with those treaties is the belief by LACACIS that the United States can achieve greater security with smaller numbers of nuclear weapons given verified mutual reductions with Russia. Formal positions regarding U.S. policy are usually developed by the Treaty Study Committee and by the 7-member Steering Committee prior to submission to the membership. One of the basic references that serve for continuing LACACIS policy studies is A Guide to the Nuclear Arms Control Treaties, written for LANL by David Thomson. The book is available to the public from the Los Alamos History Museum. For information about purchase and available discounts, call 505-662-2660.
The world faces arms control threats that have evolved over the past sixty years as well as emerging threats that are not as familiar. The Los Alamos Committee on Arms Control and International Security (LACACIS) addresses these threats by researching them and developing policy recommendations for arms control regimes, nonproliferation initiatives, and other solutions that address today's realities.
LACACIS invites speakers to present their latest research, findings and experiences to the Los Alamos community in the areas of arms control and nonproliferation. A list of recent presenters can be found on the Lectures page. One of our main objectives is to present new ideas in arms control, relevant scientific information, and links to other sites of interest.
If you are ever in New Mexico and would be willing to talk about a topic related to arms control, nonproliferation, national or international security, please contact us as far in advance as possible. We would love to hear what you have to say. For more information, please contact us.
