The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review conference concluded at the end of May on a positive note. However, the months ahead look uncertain. Diplomatic relations over the North Korean and Iranian programs continue to deteriorate, and there still lacks a firm indication on whether the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) will be ratified by the end of the year.
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Iran Update: Number 143
- The United States leads passage of additional U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran.
- Brazil and Turkey strike deal with Iran for fueling Tehran Research Reactor.
- IAEA releases new report critical of Iran's cooperation over its uranium enrichment program.
- Dispute over Iran's nuclear program mars the start of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.
- Iranian-Russian relations strained but Moscow says Bushehr should be operational by August.
May 2010
May has been an intense and hectic month for BASIC and for nuclear diplomacy. The month-long global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon) in New York draws to a close today.
NPT Review Conference ends with adoption of consensus Final Document
There was a rare and powerful burst of euphoria at the UN on the final day of the NPT Review Conference, when the representatives of about 180 states agreed on a final document without a vote.
NPT Review Conference president moves towards the endgame
Day 17: The NPT Review Conference president, Libran Cabactulan, has moved towards the endgame by submitting a draft final document which contains both a treaty review and a forward-looking action plan covering all three pillars of the treaty (disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy).
Disarmament timeline could be deal-breaker at NPT Review Conference
Day 14: There is widespread dismay at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference where the latest draft on the treaty's disarmament pillar has excised all references to a timetable for the nuclear weapons states to disarm.
NATO ‘Experts Group’ misses an opportunity for leadership on nuclear posture
BASIC and Arms Control Association Press Release
(London/Berlin/Washington, D.C./New York) — U.S. and European nuclear arms control and security experts reacted to the elements of a report from a group of senior advisors on reform of NATO\’s basic mission statement describing recommendations on Alliance nuclear policy as a missed opportunity to look forward and take the chance to mould the future of the Alliance.
NATO’s Nuclear Posture discussed at the NPT Review Conference
The prospect of a shift in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s position on tactical nuclear weapons in Europe in 2010 was the subject of a BASIC event held at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.