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ISIS’s Work on the 2010 NPT Review Conference - RevCon page
May 28, 2010
Welcome to the ISIS webpage providing news and commentary on NPT Review Conference (RevCon) related events, issue areas, and country positions. The 2010 NPT Review Conference, held every five years to review implementation of the Treaty, will take place in New York from May 3-28.
ISIS Analysis:
After the 2010 NPT Review Conference: Advancing the Non-Proliferation Pillar, July 15, 2010
NPT Review Conference Adopts Final Consensus Document, May 28, 2010
NPT Review Conference: Outcome Too Close to Call, May 27, 2010
Review Conference: Final Document Optimism, May 26, 2010
NPT Review Conference: Final Days, May 25, 2010
ISIS Analysis of Main Committee Draft Reports, May 21, 2010
NPT RevCon Main Committee draft reports, May 14, 2010
Weekly RevCon Update: Week 1 (May 3-7) of the NPT Review Conference, May 13, 2010
ISIS attending RevCon, NAM Position Papers, April 30, 2010
NPT Review Conference 2010: Suggested Language for Final Document, April 23, 2010
G10 Position Papers, April 16, 2010
Canadian Working Paper Seeks Administrative Support to NPT, April 8, 2010
ICNND Report Lays Out Action Agenda for Disarmament, March 19, 2010
RevCon News Analysis: a hard-line NAM position; a forward looking United States, March 11, 2010
A Review Conference for Rebuilding, March 4, 2010
Recent News:
“An achievement for the NPT”, Joong Ang Ilbo, June 1, 2010
“At nuclear conference, U.S. expects little, gains little”, The Washington Post , May 31, 2010
“Israeli PM rejects “flawed” U.N. nuclear declaration”, Reuters, May 31, 2010
“Obama’s NPT deviation”, The Jerusalem Post, May 30, 2010
“Ridding the Middle East of Nukes”, Khaleej Times, May 30, 2010
“Diplomatic arm twisting breaks deadlock at nuclear NPT confab”, Xinhua, May 30, 2010
“Israel rejects call to join anti-nuclear treaty”, Reuters, May 29, 2010
“Nations at NPT session seek meeting on Middle East nuclear-free zone”, The Washington Post, May 29, 2010
“189 Nations Reaffirm Goal of Ban on Nuclear Weapons”, The New York Times, May 28, 2010
“Nuclear treaty talks on brink of failure: diplomats ”, Reuters, May 28, 2010
“Nuclear-Free Mideast Plan Takes Center Stage in Talks at White House”, Global Security Newswire, May 27, 2010
“Nuclear-Free Mideast Plan Takes Center Stage in Talks at White House”, Global Security Newswire, May 27, 2010
“UN nuclear conference gets last-minute draft statement ”, Agence France Presse, May 27, 2010
“Summit on nuke-free Mideast in 2012? ”, The Jerusalem Post, May 27, 2010
“Nuclear powers, non-aligned clash at nuclear conference” ,Agence France Presse, May 27, 2010
“UN nuclear conference calls on India to joint NPT, CTBT” ,Press Trust of India, May 26, 2010
“Curtains begin to close at NPT Conference” ,Xinhua, May 26, 2010
Remarks by officials:
Power Point slides from presentation entitled “U.S. Commitment to Disarmament,” U.S. delegation briefing by Thomas D’Agostino, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, NPT Review Conference, New York City, May 5, 2010.
“Previewing the NPT Review Conference,” Remarks by Ellen Tauscher, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State, at the Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C., April 29, 2010.
Remarks by Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, Department of State, at the Arms Control Association’s Annual Meeting Washington, D.C., April 26, 2010.
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Susan Burk during Carnegie Endowment for International Peace/Arms Control Association event, “Toward a Successful NPT Review Conference,” March 31, 2010.
Statement by Mr. Kang Yong, Head of the Chinese Delegation, at the General Debate of the United Nations Disarmament Commission, March 29, 2010.
“World Needs Russian Federation’s Sustained, Creative Engagement across United Nations Agenda, Secretary-General Says in Address to Moscow Institute,” Media-Newswire.com, March 18, 2010.
“Stronger Political Will Required to Achieve Complete Global Non-proliferation: Kazakh FM,” Asian News International, March 14, 2010.
Statement by President Obama on the 40th Anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, March 5, 2010.
“Taking Stock of the NPT: An Interview With U.S. Special Representative Susan Burk,” Arms Control Today, March 2010.
Joint Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, “Towards a World without Nuclear Weapons,” February 21, 2010
Speech by U.S. President Barack Obama at the UN Summit on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament, and Summaries of Remarks by Heads of State, September 24, 2009.
Past Review Conference documents:
Final Document of the 2000 NPT Review Conference
The “13 Steps” or Promises of the 2000 NPT Review Conference
Important diplomatic documents:
Eighth Review Conference of the Parties of the Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Working Paper submitted by Australia and Japan to the United Nations, “A New Package of Practical Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Measures,” March 24, 2010.
Report of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, “Eliminating Nuclear Threats: A Practical Agenda for Global Policymakers,” December 2009.
United Nations General Assembly, First Committee resolution on General and Complete Disarmament: Renewed Determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons,” October 15, 2009.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1887, September 24, 2009.
NPT RevCon resources:
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs NPT Review Conference website
Reaching Critical Will Review Conference page
The Acronym Institute’s Review Conference page and Disarmament Diplomacy’s compilation Proposals, Positions and Prospects: Issues facing the 2010 NPT Review Conference
Arms Control Association/Arms Control Today NPT Review Conference publications
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Briefing Booklet for the Review Conference, “Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament: Shifting the Mindset”
Mountbatten Centre for International Studies/James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies’ NPT Briefing Book 2010 and CNS’ NPT Resource page
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s “Preparing for 2010” website
December 14-18, 2010 Wilton Park Conference summary, “Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the NPT Review”
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reports, “The Nature of Nuclear Disarmament Obligations and the Relative Responsibilities of Nuclear-Armed and Non–Nuclear-Weapon States,” March 31, 2010, and “Restoring the NPT: Essential Steps for 2010,” November 2009.
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