NPT Review Conference Achieves Document, Strengthens Nonproliferation Regime

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After a month of negotiations, the 2010 NPT Review Conference concluded on Friday, May 28 with a consensus document.  For more details on the outcome, see Neil MacFarquhar's recent article in The New York Times, from which two passages are included below:

  • Hard-fought negotiations over the future of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty ended here on Friday with 189 nations reaffirming their commitment to eliminating all nuclear weapons and setting a new 2012 deadline for holding a regional conference to eliminate unconventional weapons from the Middle East..
  • Despite differences over the pace of disarmament and proliferation concerns, the document breathes new life into a treaty seen as under threat, analysts said.

Many Ploughshares Fund grantees contributed directly to the positive outcome of the NPT Review Conference.  The following sample of Ploughshares Fund grantees were directly involved in the month-long conference:

  • The PIR Center served as a consultant to the Russian NPT delegation, which was instrumental in achieving a consensus on a WMD free-zone in the Middle East.
  • Rebecca Johnson from Acronym Institute blogged daily about the Review Conference's progress.  
  • Jayantha Dhanapala of Pugwash delivered a statement to the full conference body.

 

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Elise Connor
June 1, 2010
Posted in: Nuclear Weapons