Martine Rees and Des Browne say Scientists have a critical role to play in reducing and finally eliminating nuclear weapons. Read the full article in the Guardian here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/04/scientific-responsibility-nuclear-weapons
Read excerpts from the New York Times interview with President Obama conducted Monday by David E. Sanger and Peter Baker in the Oval Office, about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/06armstext.html?scp=1&sq=obama%20interview&st=cse
An agreement between the US and Russia for large cuts in nuclear weapons must lead to further reductions, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said.
‘Total elimination’
Mr Miliband said the agreement created an opportunity for the international community at the 2010 Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations headquarters in May, and beyond.
Read the full article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8590292.stm
Nuclear 2010: Find our more about the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: www.fco.gov.uk/nuclear2010
The BBC has produced a map showing where the world’s nuclear weapons are concentrated: -
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has “warmly congratulated” the United States and Russia on concluding negotiations on the post-START treaty:
“The conclusion of this treaty will send a strong positive signal to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty Review Conference scheduled to take place in May in New York and will contribute to accelerate the global disarmament efforts.”
Read the full article here:
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2010/03/27/879756_un-eu-nato-welcome-us-russia-start-accord
For more information on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, visit www.fco.gov.uk/nuclear2010
The landmark agreement between Russia and the United States to reduce their nuclear-weapon stockpiles by 30 percent marks a commitment by the Obama administration to its long-term goal of eliminating nuclear weapons. Read the full article here:
The Foreign Office and the United Nations Youth and Student Association of the UK are holding an event on 16 March to debate nuclear issues:
“This is a fantastic opportunity to build on UNYSA’s Stop the Spread campaign and discuss the key nuclear challenges of the modern era with a high-level panel consisting of host Ivan Lewis MP, the FCO’s Minister of State responsible for Asia, the Middle East and international security; UNA-UK Chair Lord Hannay of Chiswick; and Paul Ingram, Executive Director of BASIC.”
Read more about UNYSA: http://www.una.org.uk/youth/
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5 of March marks the 40th jubilee of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
“Forty years ago only a few countries possessed nuclear weapons. The US, China, the Soviet Union, Great Britain and France were among them. Not to let other countries have nukes, the United Nations Organization (UN) approved a nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which took effect in 1970.”
Read the full article in the Voice of Russia:
The UK and South Africa have stated their commitment to work together in the run-up to international conferences on nuclear non-proliferation, climate change and the economy.
Read the full article and watch the video on the Number 10 website here:
The year 2010 could be a “watershed” for the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament work of the world, Gareth Evans, head of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), said in Beijing on Monday.
Read the full article here:
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3905345
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John Duncan is our Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament.