NPT Prepcom 2018
Preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and creating the conditions for nuclear disarmament are at the center of discussions at the United Nations in Geneva this week as parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty gather for NPT Prepcom 2018. “This meeting provides the opportunity reflect on our common interests in maintaining the Treaty, on our shared responsibility to strengthen the NPT regime in all its aspects…” said Dr. Christopher Ford, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation at the opening plenary. “An effective nonproliferation regime is also a key element in building security conditions conducive to progress on nuclear disarmament.”
Read the full text of Dr. Ford’s statement: geneva.usmission.gov/2018/04/23/statement-by-assistant-se...
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