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).
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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.
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