Title: Nonproliferation
1Nonproliferation Arms Control Division
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2IntroductionWelcome to the Tutorial
Welcome to the tutorial prepared by the
Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division of the
Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM).
This tutorial has been designed to provide a
basic understanding of the substance and
activities concerning nonproliferation and arms
control as they relate to nuclear materials
management.
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Nuclear Materials Management is the act, manner
or practice of managing, handling, supervising,
and/or controlling nuclear material and other
related nuclear scientific technology and
knowledge.
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Proliferation, Nonproliferation Arms Control
International Legal Agreements International
Political Agreements International Bodies He
lpful Resources
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4Proliferation Nonproliferation
With respect to the field of nuclear materials
management Proliferation refers to the spread
of nuclear, chemical, and/or biological weapons,
also known as weapons of mass destruction (WMD),
including associated delivery systems and
scientific know-how, to nations or non-state
actors not already in possession of such
capabilities. Nonproliferation refers to the a
ction or practice of preventing and/or limiting
the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
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5Arms Control
Arms control is any multilateral or unilateral
measure taken to reduce or control a weapons
arsenal. This includes treaties, agreements,
understandings, and/or multilateral commitments.
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A distinction.. While nonproliferation is intend
ed to prevent the spread of weapons of mass
destruction, arms control is intended to reduce
or limit existing arsenals.
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6The Origin and Development of Nonproliferation
and Arms Control
After the world witnessed the unimaginable
destruction caused by the first nuclear attack,
it became clear that nuclear weapons would
drastically alter global power and security.
Nuclear capability became synonymous with state
identity, global respect, and pride. The United
States and Russia raced to create the largest and
most modern nuclear arsenals. As the arsenals of
these two countries rapidly increased, reaching
astronomical levels at the height of the Cold
War, it was apparent that legal and political
controls were needed to prevent the potentially
destructive consequences of global proliferation
and to establish limits on arsenal levels. A
complex international nonproliferation regime,
consisting of bilateral and multilateral legal
and political agreements and international
bodies, was created. Today, with the threats of
terrorism and nuclear acquisition by rogue
states, nonproliferation and arms control efforts
remain crucial to international security.
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7International Legal Agreements
1922 Conference on the Limitation of Armament
1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
1969-1972 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT
I) 1972 Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention
(BTWC) 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)
1972-1986 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT
II) 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treat
y (INF) 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (ST
ART I) 1993 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (STA
RT II) 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 1
996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT) 2002 Strategic Offensive Reductions Treat
y (SORT) 2004 United Nations Security Council Re
solution 1540 Proposed Fissile Material Cutoff T
reaty (FMCT)
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9Conference on the Limitation of Armament (1922)
- Also known as the Washington Naval Treaty
- Involved the U.S., British Empire, France, Italy,
Japan
- 1st modern arms control policy between world
powers
- Put restrictions on each countrys armament,
including
- Number and caliber of armaments
- Tonnage for each naval vessel
- Number of vessels of each type
- The failure of this treaty contributed to the
start of WWII
- Additional information Treaty text
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10Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) (1968)
- The foremost nonproliferation treaty
- All but 4 countries have joined India, Israel,
Pakistan, North Korea (withdrew in 2003)
- Aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to
additional states, while still allowing for
access to peaceful nuclear technology under
international safeguards - Grand Bargain Non-nuclear weapons states promise
not to develop nuclear weapons, and in exchange,
declared nuclear weapons states provide the
benefits of nuclear technology to non-nuclear
weapons states and commit to nuclear
disarmament. - Elements of the treaty
- Forbids non-nuclear member states from developing
nuclear weapons
- Forbids the 5 declared nuclear states from
transferring the technology to other states
- Provides for international safeguards
- Commits member states to pursue good faith
negotiations towards achieving disarmament
- Additional information NPT Tutorial
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11The NPT in context
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12Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I)
- Took place between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
between 1969 and 1972
- Result of the talks
- The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM)
- Interim Agreement on strategic offensive arms
- 5 year duration
- This agreement was replaced by SALT II
- Additional information
- SALT I narrative
- Interim Agreement
- ABM
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13Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM) (1972)
- Between the United States and the Soviet Union
- Primarily concerned with maintaining the nuclear
deterrent status quo
- Restricted ballistic missile defense systems to 2
for each country
- One to protect each countrys capitol city
- One inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM)
launch area of choice
- The United States withdrew from this treaty in
2002
- Additional information Narrative and Treaty text
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14Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention (BTWC)
(1972)
- The 1st multilateral disarmament treaty banning
an entire category of weapons
- Prohibits the development, production,
acquisition, transfer, retention, stockpiling
and/or use of biological and toxic weapons
- Additional information BTWC Website
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15Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT II)
- 2nd round of talks between the U.S. and the
Soviet Union
- Took place between 1972 and 1986
- Attempted to replace the Interim Agreement from
SALT I with a more comprehensive, long-term
treaty that placed limits on strategic offensive
arms - An agreement was signed in 1979, but was never
ratified and therefore never entered into force
- While both nations complied with the provisions
of SALT II until 1986, the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan in 1980 caused the eventual failure
of the talks. - Additional information SALT II
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16Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
(1987)
- Between the United States and the Soviet Union
- Required the elimination of all U.S. and Soviet
short-range and intermediate range (300-3400
miles) nuclear and conventional ground-launched
ballistic and cruise missiles - Also provided for rigorous verification and
inspection provisions
- In February 2007, Russian President Putin
declared that the INF no longer serves the
interests of Russia. This was largely in reaction
to the proposal of the United States to place
part of a missile defense system in Poland and
the Czech Republic. Putin has threatened to
withdraw from the treaty, but has yet to do so. - Additional information INF
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17Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) (1991)
- Bilateral agreement between the United States and
the Soviet Union (Note after the Soviet Union
dissolved in December 1991, START applied to four
former Soviet states Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
and Kazakhstan) - It provided for deep reductions in strategic
offensive nuclear arms with equal limits for both
countries
- It also included extensive verification
provisions
- In December 2001, the United States and Russia
successfully reached the required levels of 6000
deployed warheads.
- Additional information START I
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18Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) (1993)
- United States, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,
Belarus
- Further reduced limits on strategic nuclear arms
to no more than 3000-3500 warheads
- Included a clause calling for the elimination of
all land-based intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBMs) outfitted with multiple
independently-targetable reentry vehicles
(MIRVs) - The United States withdrawal from the
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002 prompted
the Russian government to declare that they are
no longer bound by their signature on START II
and its associated protocols. - Additional information START I
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19Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (1993)
- Bans the development, production, stockpiling,
transfer and use of chemical weapons, as well as
stipulating their timely destruction.
- Created the Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for verification
purposes
- Additional information CWC
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20Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
(1996)
- This treaty was opened for signature in 1996, but
has still not entered into force due to the lack
of the required number of ratifications. The
United States has signed, but not ratified the
CTBT. - Basic provisions
- Each State Party undertakes not to carry out any
nuclear weapon test explosion or any other
nuclear explosion, and to prohibit and prevent
such nuclear explosion at any place under its
jurisdiction or control - Each State Party undertakes, furthermore, to
refrain from causing, encouraging, or in any way
participating in the carrying out of any nuclear
weapon test explosion or any other nuclear
explosion - Additional information April 2007 Congressional
Report CTBT
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21Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT)
(2002)
- Bilateral agreement between the United States and
Russia
- Reduces limits on strategic nuclear warheads to
1700-2200 for each state
- Implementation deadline December 31, 2012
- Additional information SORT
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22United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
(UNSCR 1540)
- Adopted by the UN Security Council in April 2004
- Three main provisions
- Prohibition on supporting non-state actors in
developing, acquiring, possessing, transporting,
transferring or using nuclear, biological or
chemical weapons and their means of delivery - Requirement that states implement domestic
legislation that helps to ensure the previous
provision
- Requirement that states implement domestic
controls to prevent the proliferation of nuclear,
chemical or biological weapons and their means of
delivery, including the controls on related
materials - Created the 1540 Committee to monitor compliance
- Additional information 1540 Committee Website
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23Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT)
- This is a proposed multilateral treaty it is
not in force
- Proposes a ban on the production of fissile
material for nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive
devices
- The United States has concluded that this treaty
is unverifiable and has proposed a draft treaty
without the verification provisions. An agreement
has yet to be reached. - Additional information FMCT
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24References International Legal Agreements
START I http//www.fas.org/nuke/control/start1/in
dex.html START II http//www.fas.org/nuke/cont
rol/start2/index.html http//www.armscontrol.org/
factsheets/start2chron.asp CWC http//www.opcw
.org/ http//www.un.org/Depts/dda/WMD/cwc CTBT
http//www.ctbto.org/ http//www.nti.org/e_rese
arch/e3_9a.html http//www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R
L33548.pdf SORT http//www.whitehouse.gov/new
s/releases/2002/05/20020524-3.html
UNSCR 1540 http//disarmament2.un.org/Committee
1540/ FMCT http//www.nti.org/e_research/cnwm/
ending/fmct.asp
- Conference on the Limitation of Armament
- http//www.ibiblio.org/pha/pre-war/1922/
- nav_lim.html
- NPT
- http//www.nti.org/h_learnmore/npttutorial/
- index.html
- http//www.state.gov/t/isn/trty/16281.htm
- SALT I
- http//www.state.gov/t/ac/trt/5191.htm
- ABM
- http//www.state.gov/t/isn/trty/16332.htm
- http//www.state.gov/t/ac/rls/fs/2001/6848.htm
- BTWC
- http//www.opbw.org/
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25International Political Agreements
- United States and Russia
- Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)
- Megatons to Megawatts
- Nuclear Material Protection, Control and
Accounting (MPCA)
- Global Agreements
- International Safeguards
- International State Systems for Accounting and
Control Advisory Service (ISSAS)
- IAEA International Physical Protection Advisory
Service (IPPAS)
- Export Control
- Second Line of Defense (SLD)
- Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
- Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZ)
- Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
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26U.S./RussiaCooperative Threat Reduction (CTR)
- Operated jointly by the U.S. Department of
Defense, Department of Energy, Department of
State and Department of Commerce
- Provides assistance to the new independent states
(NIS) of the former Soviet Union in the securing
of their nuclear weapons, weapons-usable
materials and delivery systems - Assists NIS in dismantling nuclear warheads and
their delivery systems
- Additional information CTR
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27U.S./RussiaMegatons to Megawatts
- Commercially financed, government-industry
partnership between the U.S. and Russia
- Weapons-grade uranium (HEU) from dismantled
Russian warheads is converted into low-enriched
uranium (LEU) which is then used to fuel American
nuclear power plants - As of April 2007
- 300 metric tons of HEU has been converted into
8775 metric tons of LEU
- 12,000 nuclear warheads eliminated
- Additional information Megatons Website HEU to
LEU step-by-step
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28U.S./RussiaMaterial Protection, Control and
Accounting (MPCA)
- Originally part of the CTR, now operated by the
Department of Energys National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) in association with various
U.S. National Laboratories - Aims to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism by
working with the Russian government to secure
nuclear weapons and materials at sites throughout
Russia and the former Soviet states - The U.S. currently funds security upgrades,
training and operating costs at these sites, but
is working on sustaining the program and
transferring responsibility to the Russians by
2013. - Additional information NNSA NA-25
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30GlobalInternational Safeguards
- These safeguards work to detect the diversion of
nuclear materials from use in peaceful activities
to use in the manufacturing of nuclear weapons
- For detailed information, please refer to the
INMM International Safeguards Division Tutorial
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31GlobalInternational State Systems for
Accounting and Control Advisory Service (ISSAS)
- IAEA program that provides assistance to Member
States in strengthening their state nuclear
material accounting and control systems
- Support is offered to any country that has
nuclear materials or facilities
- ISSAS missions compare the systems in place in
each Member State with the requirements in
international safeguards agreements and practices
in other countries - Additional information IAEA Promoting Nuclear
Security
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32GlobalInternational Physical Protection
Advisory Service (IPPAS)
- An IAEA program in existence since 1995
- Assists Member States in the improvement of the
physical protection of their nuclear facilities
and materials
- At the request of a Member State, the IAEA will
assemble an expert team to analyze the physical
protection programs of the State, compare it to
international best practices and make
recommendations for improvement - Additional information IAEA IPPAS Guidelines
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33GlobalExport Control
- Regulations put in place by governments to
control the movement between countries of items,
including technology, that could be used in the
production of nuclear weapons - The goal is to prevent the proliferation of
nuclear goods and technology to states and
persons who should not have them, and to prevent
dual-use goods intended for peaceful purposes
from being used to make nuclear weapons. - Each government has its own export control
regime. In the United States, export controls are
maintained and enforced by various executive
branch agencies Departments of State, Commerce,
Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, Treasury and
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Multilateral regimes also exist to facilitate
cooperation between countries. These include
Nuclear Suppliers Group, Zangger Committee,
Missile Technology Control Regime - For additional information Export Control
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34GlobalSecond Line of Defense (SLD)
Operated by the US Department of Energy, National
Nuclear Security Administration
- SLD Core Program
- Provides security upgrades at worldwide borders
and crossings points to prevent the smuggling of
nuclear and radiological materials.
- Upgrades include fixed and handheld monitoring
and detection equipment, personnel training and
communication tools
- Megaports Initiative
- Installs and maintains monitoring and detection
equipment at seaports around the world to prevent
illicit trafficking in nuclear and radiological
materials - Additional Information NNSA SLD Megaports
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35GlobalMissile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
- A voluntary organization of 34 countries whose
goal is to prevent the proliferation of delivery
systems capable of carrying chemical, biological
or nuclear weapons - The MTCR is based on adherence to a set of export
licensing guidelines applied to unmanned delivery
systems and related materials and technology
- Additional information MTCR
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36GlobalNuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZ)
- A NWFZ is a group of countries who agree not to
develop, manufacture, stockpile, acquire or
possess any nuclear explosive device within the
zone. - In exchange, declared nuclear weapons states
promise not to use nuclear weapons against NWFZ
countries (However, declared nuclear countries
can make declarations in NWFZ agreements
outlining certain instances when they could use
nuclear weapons against a NWFZ state) - The right of countries to form NWFZs is affirmed
by Article 7 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty (NPT)
- Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones
- Latin America/Caribbean Treaty of Tlatelolco
- South Pacific Treaty of Rarotonga
- Southeast Asia Treaty of Bangkok
- Africa Treaty of Pelindaba (This treaty has not
entered into force due to lack of required
signatures from African states)
- Mongolia has declared itself a NWFZ and this is
recognized by the UN New Zealand is seeking
official NWFZ status
- In addition, the Seabed Treaty, Antarctic Treaty,
Outer Space Treaty and Moon Agreement establish
NWFZs
- Additional information NWFZ Tutorial
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37Map of Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones
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38GlobalProliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
- Established by the Bush Administration in 2003
with 10 other countries the U.S. State
Department now states that over 70 countries
support the program - Multinational effort to combat the proliferation
of nuclear materials worldwide through
interdiction
- PSI is an activity designed to build a web of
global partnerships through which proliferators
will have a difficult time illicitly trafficking
nuclear materials - PSI partners work to develop new methods of WMD
interdiction and rigorously apply established
methods of interdiction at sea, in the air, and
on land - Approaches to interdiction
- States review their own legal authorities to
ensure they can take action and examine ways to
strengthen domestic laws
- Ship-boarding agreements between states are put
in place
- Multinational interdiction
- exercises
- Additional information PSI
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39ReferencesInternational Political Agreements
- CTR
- http//www.fas.org/nuke/control/ctr/index.html
- http//www.nti.org/db/nisprofs/russia/forasst/nunn
_lug/overview.htm
- Megatons to Megawatts
- http//www.usec.com/v2001_02/HTML/megatons.asp
- http//www.usec.com/v2001_02/HTML/megatons_stepbys
tep.asp
- MPCA
- http//www.nti.org/db/nisprofs/russia/fulltext/doe
_mpca/doe2000/mpca00en.htm
- http//www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20/na25_index.shtml
- International Safeguards
- http//www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcirc
s/1998/infcirc540corrected.pdf
- PSI
- http//www.state.gov/t/np/c10390.htm
ISSAShttp//www.iaea.org/Publications/Factsheets/
English/nuclsecurity.pdf http//www-ns.iaea.org/s
ecurity/prevention.htm IPPAS http//www.iaea.o
rg/OurWork/SS/Protection/foreword.html
SLD http//www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20/sld.shtml ht
tp//www.nnsa.doe.gov/na-20/na25_index.shtml
MTCR http//www.mtcr.info/english/index.html
NWFZ http//www.nti.org/h_learnmore/nwfztutorial
/index.html http//www.armscontrol.org/factsheets
/nwfz.asp
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40International Bodies
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Zangger Committee
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Conference on Disarmament (CD)
- G-8 Global Partnership
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41United Nations (UN)
- International organization founded in 1945
- Consists of 192 Member States
- Aims to promote peace and security, develop and
maintain friendly relations among countries, and
promote social progress and human rights
- The UN and Nonproliferation Arms Control
- Provides a forum for international
- negotiations
- Can impose sanctions on countries for
- violating international standards and laws
- Formulates resolutions for action
- Additional information UN
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42United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
- Permanent members United States, United Kingdom,
France, China, Russia also 10 non-permanent
members that serve 2 year terms
- Non-Proliferation and Arms Control functions
- Investigates situations that may cause
international friction and can recommend
solutions
- Can impose sanctions on aggressor states
- Can take military action on an aggressor
- Formulates resolutions for
- action
- Additional information
- UNSC
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43International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Established in 1957 as the Atoms for Peace
organization in the UN, but now an independent
international organization
- Works with its 144 Member States to promote the
safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear
technology
- 3 main pillars of work
- Safeguards and verification
- Safety and security
- Science and technology
- Additional information
- IAEA
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44Zangger Committee
- Formed with the coming into force of the NPT
- Also known as the NPT Exporters Committee
- Focuses on interpreting the export control
guidelines in Article 3, paragraph 2 of the NPT
- Article 3.2 essentially states that all Parties
to the NPT should not export nuclear equipment
and/or materials to non-nuclear-weapon states
unless the export is subject to IAEA safeguards - Additional information Zangger Committee
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45Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Established in 1974 after India, a non-nuclear
state, conducted its first detonation of a
nuclear device, demonstrating to the world that
the peaceful transfer of nuclear technology could
be misused - A group of 45 nuclear supplier countries
- Aims to prevent nuclear proliferation by
establishing export control guidelines and
incorporating those guidelines into the domestic
laws of each Member State - Additional information NSG
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46Conference on Disarmament (CD)
- Established in 1979 as the single multilateral
disarmament negotiation forum of the
international community
- 65 Member States
- Current issues
- Forming international agreements to promote
nuclear
- disarmament and arms control
- Prevention of nuclear war
- Nuclear disarmament and
- nonproliferation
- Transparency
- Additional information
- CD
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47G8 Global Partnership
- An informal partnership of the Heads of State of
eight major countries France, Germany, United
States, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Canada,
Russia - These leaders meet annually to discuss global
concerns and formulate solutions
- At the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada in 2002,
the leaders established the G8 Global
Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and
Materials of Mass Destruction. - Under this initiative, the G8 will support
cooperation projects aimed at nonproliferation,
disarmament, counter-terrorism and nuclear
safety - Additional information
- Kananaskis Initiative
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48ReferencesInternational Bodies
- United Nations
- http//www.un.org/
- UNSC
- http//www.un.org/Docs/sc/
- IAEA
- http//www.iaea.org/
- Zangger Committee
- http//www.zanggercommittee.org/Zangger/default.ht
m
- NSG
- http//www.nuclearsuppliersgroup.org/default.htm
- CD
- http//www.unog.ch/80256EE600585943/(httpPages)/2D
415EE45C5FAE07C12571800055232B?OpenDocument
- G-8 Global Partnership
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49A Helpful Resource
- The following link connects you to a tutorial on
Weapons of Mass Destruction issues developed by
the Henry L. Stimson Center. It provides useful
additional information, some of which is not
contained in this tutorial.
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50More Helpful Resources
- The Brookings Institution
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Institute for Science and International Security
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
- Partnership for Global Security
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