... non-traditional security challenges in the region have been extensively discussed as of late. The
pronounced relationship
between nuclear weapons and conventional forces is merely one instance that demonstrates the relevance of the nuclear factor in this context.... ... Treaty of Rarotonga [
i
].
Some Asian-Pacific NNWSs are active Non-Aligned Movement members, who vocalize their discontent to the NPT (
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
) review process. In their view, negotiations in good faith postulated ...
... geopolitical circumstances, both Moscow and Beijing may at some point look more favorably at the prospect of Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons and advanced means of their delivery.
Still, Russia and China are not unreasonably dissatisfied with the inconsistency ... ... twice.
In the meantime, the outcome of the 10
th
Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was unsatisfactory, to put it mildly. Four weeks of discussions in New York, back in August 2022, failed to produce consensus ...
... the CD remains deadlocked and the probability of reaching consensus on the Russian proposal is very low.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Nuclear Weapons Prohibition and International Security
It appears that the current discordance between the US and Russia over chemical weapons terrorism is due ... ... largest nuclear arsenals, should be the ones to initiate major steps to strengthen currently-eroding WMD regimes. Although the NPT, CWC and BWC remain the main bulwarks of the international disarmament regime, we are witnessing nowadays a crystallization ...
...
September 20, 2017 was marked by a historic event that took place at the UN General Assembly: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was opened for signing. Like the rest of the official and unofficial nuclear powers (as well as a number ... ... contradictions between the "future" of the TPNW and the current Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was minimized.
U.S. Nuclear Warheads' Scary Modernization. Interview with RIAC experts
There are notable differences in the ...
