... to agree on the most important issues of world politics further narrows 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 ...
... 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,...
... UK and Russia could display leadership, create opportunities, and positively shape the 2020 Review Conference and advance the NPT agenda beyond RevCon.
The recommendations in this report are the result of the European Leadership Network (ELN) led project ... ... 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 ...
