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.
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Nuclear Weapons States reaffirm responsibility toward disarmament
Day 3: The nuclear weapons states have issued a pragmatic joint document reflecting the constructive spirit of the negotiations at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference.
The statement was issued on Day 3 of the NPT Review Conference and presented during the general debate by Russia's chief arms negotiator Anatoly Antonov.
Splits emerge over call for strengthened nuclear inspections
On Day Two of the NPT Review Conference, delegates were unanimous in urging the entry into force as soon as possible of a global ban on nuclear tests.
April 2010
This has been a whirlwind month of international events involving nuclear diplomacy, running up to next week’s Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York.
Iran Update: Number 142
- Head of Iran's nuclear organization says Tehran still open to fuel swap
- Iran hails new centrifuge
- United States focuses on Iranian nuclear program's weapons potential
- Iranian President assails U.S. President over Nuclear Posture Review
- International divisions over sanctions continue
- Iran holds international conference on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy
- Khatami prevented from visiting Hiroshima
The threat of nuclear terrorism: a race between catastrophe and co-operation
“If there was an incident of nuclear terrorism, what happens thereafter? You can imagine if al Qa’eda attacked. You can see them saying, ‘Actually we’ve got more. We will blast more at a time that we choose.’ Even if it was not true there would be panicked emptying of cities globally. If an incident happened in an American city, the US would be under enormous pressure to use enormous military force to target whoever is connected in any way. You’d have widespread instability and conflict.”
BASIC Research Director Dr. Ian Kearns quoted in The National (Abu Dhabi)
Getting to Zero Update
In the run up to the NPT Review Conference (3-28 May), there have been a number of critical developments. Russia and the United States have signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the Obama Administration just released its Nuclear Posture Review, and Washington is about to host one of its largest summits ever, on nuclear security.
Obama cuts US nuclear arsenal – but keeps sights trained on Iran
“Obviously it is to be welcomed that the US will not develop new nuclear warheads despite pressure from the weapons labs, and that President Obama has won the argument over his core policy of limiting the use of nuclear weapons.”
BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh quoted in The Independent on the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review.
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