Arms Control Verification Intensity Explorer

Dylan Miars · Makenna Riley · Rebecca Bauman · Yuqin Wang

AMC Research Sprint · Uppsala University · Alva Myrdal Centre · 2026

Top treaty
START I
Score: —
Avg score — high risk
nuclear, chemical, biological, strategic
excl. IQR outliers:
Avg score — low risk
conventional / other
excl. IQR outliers:
High − low difference
gap excl. IQR outliers:
Verification Intensity by Treaty
31 treaties · scores normalized 0–100
Data sources and methodology
  • AMC Arms Control Agreement Database V2 — Alva Myrdal Centre, Uppsala University
  • † Manually coded: JCPOA, Quadripartite Agreement, Brazil-Argentina Coop → high risk; Open Skies, CFE Adaptation, BDA Agreement, Sub-Regional Arms Control → low risk
How to Use
A quick guide to exploring this tool
  • Drag the sliders in the left panel to reweight each variable — the chart and stats recalculate instantly
  • Click the legend buttons above the chart to filter by risk tier or inspector type
  • Hover over any bubble to see that treaty's full score breakdown
  • Click on the bubble itself to go to the text of the treaty
  • Click "↺ Reset to our weights" in the sidebar to restore the default weighting
  • Bubble size reflects the number of verified compliance mechanisms in each treaty