... this set. There will be no return of the DPRK to the NPT in the foreseeable future, much less the country’s accession to the CTBT.
Any new negotiation process with Pyongyang must, by necessity, proceed first and foremost from the immediate interests, ... ... missile and nuclear programs. In return, Pyongyang’s behavior could be expected to be more in line with that of a “responsible nuclear weapons possessor” Pyongyang would like to position itself as.
In Northeast Asia, the most urgent task is the gradual ...
... a finger to bring the Treaty into force.
For 30 years Washington has been feeding the world with promises to facilitate the CTBT’s entry into force. But in fact it remains a renegade. Other countries in their decisions on this issue look at the US ... ... important agreement on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.
Second. The United States is the only country that has used nuclear weapons. Moreover, it was done against the civilian population. Two Japanese cities were wiped off the map without any ...
... fifty years of nuclear arms control history had come to an end.
If New START had ceased to exist on February 5 this year, the nuclear arms control system would have been completely dismantled, after which the question of the viability of the NPT and CTBT would obviously arise.
In addition, the destruction of this system would most likely lead to an uncontrolled multilateral arms race, including strategic land-based and submarine-based missiles, medium-range missiles, non-strategic nuclear weapons, as well as space strike systems, cyber and laser weapons, and many other innovative weapons systems.
As a consequence, the concept of strategic stability based on transparency and predictability would disappear and the threat of armed ...
... the Treaty: non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. These include supporting the establishment of the Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (MEWMDFZ), universalising the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), providing ideas for a set of new nuclear risk reduction measures, and answering challenges related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Can Moscow and London Find a Way forward on the NPT?
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