---
category: U.S. Government
end: 1999
location: Washington, D.C.
start: 1961
summary: The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) was a U.S. government agency
  responsible for nuclear and conventional arms control policy, whose deputy general
  counsel Charles N. Van Doren contributed to proliferation discussions including
  the Gilpatric report.
tags:
- Organization
- Government
- USA
---

The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) was a U.S. government agency responsible for arms control and disarmament policy. [Charles N. Van Doren](/people/charles-n-van-doren/) served as its deputy general counsel during the [Nixon](/people/richard-nixon/) administration. The ACDA was involved in discussions and reports regarding nuclear proliferation, including the Gilpatric report which warned about the spread of nuclear weapons.[^1]

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11, 16.