Center for Arms Control

Name

Center for Arms Control

Legal name

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation

Website

https://armscontrolcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Arms Control Analysis

NAICS

National Security (928110), National Security and International Affairs (9281)

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Defense R&D, Test, Evaluation & Innovation (BPAIAHAC), Missile Defense & Strategic Deterrence (Nuclear Forces) (BPAIAHAG), Export Controls, Trade Compliance & Sanctions for Nuclear/DUAL-USE (licensing, classification) (EUAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Arms control policy
• Nuclear non-proliferation
• Defense budget analysis
• Weapons treaty research
• National security policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax-Deductible Donations: The Center operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by tax-deductible contributions from foundations and individuals. Donations are received through their website with options for one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, and planned gifts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit think tank that produces expert policy analysis, educational content, and advocacy resources on nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, non-proliferation treaties, missile defense, and Pentagon spending. Its offerings include the Nukes of Hazard blog/podcast/video platform, fact sheets, annual defense budget briefing books, a monthly newsletter, and direct Congressional engagement designed to inform U.S. policymakers and the public on arms-control issues.

Product overview

The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is a nonprofit policy research organization offering educational content and expert analysis rather than a commercial software product. Its portfolio consists of multiple content and publication products: the Nukes of Hazard branded content platform (producing blog posts, podcasts, and videos); comprehensive fact sheets on nuclear weapons, treaties, and defense spending; annual Fiscal Year Defense Budget Briefing Books analyzing Pentagon expenditures; the monthly Front and Center newsletter; the Next Up in Arms Control blog series featuring new voices; nuclear inventory fact sheets for nine nuclear-armed states; treaty education resources; and expert policy analysis services from former government officials and scientists. These products work together to educate the public and policymakers on arms control, non-proliferation, and nuclear security issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nukes of Hazard: Blog, podcast, and video series producing smart, factual, and shareable content about nuclear weapons and arms control issues.

Products and services

• Nukes of Hazard Nukes of Hazard is the Center's branded content platform producing blog posts, podcasts, and videos that analyze nuclear weapons policy and arms-control issues in accessible, shareable formats for policymakers, journalists, and the general public.
• Fact Sheets

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80% of nuclear weapons ever existing have been eliminated through arms control efforts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Council for a Livable WorldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Council for a Livable World is the Center's affiliated 501(c)(4) organization, founded in 1962 by Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Leo Szilard. For over 60 years, the Council has advocated for a more principled approach to U.S. national security and foreign policy, representing members in Washington D.C. and endorsing congressional candidates who support their goals. The organizations work in close coordination to advance their shared mission of reducing nuclear threats.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Ploughshares Fund: A grant-making foundation that funds U.S. peace and security work on nuclear weapons policy. A peer in the funding-and-influence ecosystem supporting the same arms control mission, though operating as a funder rather than direct researcher.

Broad incumbents

• Stimson Center: A foreign policy and security think tank whose work includes nuclear policy, missile defense, and non-proliferation. Overlaps with the Center's core topics but operates a broader portfolio of security research programs.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): A major bipartisan foreign policy and security think tank with significant work on nuclear policy, missile defense, and defense budgeting. Much larger and broader than the Center, but covers overlapping substantive territory.
• Brookings Institution: A major think tank with a Foreign Policy program covering nuclear strategy, arms control, and non-proliferation. Substantively overlaps with the Center on nuclear policy expertise but operates at much larger scale and broader remit.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: A nonprofit science advocacy organization with a Global Security program addressing nuclear weapons, missile defense, and non-proliferation. Touches the same advocacy-and-research space but with a broader scientific agenda.
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: A major global think tank with a longstanding nuclear policy program covering non-proliferation, deterrence, and arms control. Comparable in mission to operate in the arms control policy space but at a significantly larger scale and broader international scope.

Direct peers

• Council for a Livable World: The Center's affiliated 501(c)(4) lobbying organization, founded in 1962 by Leo Szilard. It operates as a direct political-action counterpart to the Center's 501(c)(3) research mission, endorsing congressional candidates and advocating for arms control policy.
• Federation of American Scientists: A nonprofit policy organization focused on science and security issues, including nuclear weapons and biological/chemical security. Originally housed the Scientists Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security that later moved to the Center in 2003.
• Arms Control Association: A national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. Directly competes with the Center for the same policy niche and Congressional audience.
• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: A nonprofit science-and-security organization focused on nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. It runs the Doomsday Clock and competes for the same public-attention and donor-share the Center pursues through Nukes of Hazard.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nukes_of_hazard
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1y89glKSKwY_VMKERvLq8g
• Facebookfacebook.com/armscontrolcenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/nukes_of_hazard
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-arms-control-and-non-proliferation

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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