Next year’s Conference promises to be contentious, with the changing debate on nuclear disarmament taking center stage.
Experts prepared Fact Sheets on the issues facing member states.
The second session began on April 22, 2013 as scheduled.
An updated report released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.
An updated report on implementation of the 2010 NPT Action Plan’s disarmament section released ahead of the 2nd NPT PrepCom.
SEPT. 25: Launch of book by CNS Experts on the largest grouping of states addressing nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation issues.
In the lead up to the 2012 General Conference, CNS and VCDNP have prepared a series of Fact Sheets on the on-going issues facing IAEA member states.
Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova June 2012 On May 11, 2012, the Preparatory Committee [PrepCom] for the 2015 Review Conference [RevCon] of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty [NPT] concluded its first two-week session in Vienna under the chairmanship of Ambassador Peter Woolcott of Australia. Uniformly described as smooth and business-like, the 2012 PrepCom meeting accomplished most of its tasks […]
MAY 8, 2012: Q&A with CNS experts, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova and Chen Kane.
William Potter, Leonard Spector, Lawrence Scheinman, Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova, Nikolai Sokov April 28, 2010 Introduction Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones (NWFZs) are recognized as important tools of international nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. In 2009, both the Central Asian NWFZ Treaty and the African NWFZ Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) entered into force. NWFZs now cover 116 countries including the entire territory of the southern hemisphere. […]