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Measures to be taken in this context include the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty; the conclusion of a multilateral internationally verifiable treaty banning the

These include, inter alia, building confidence in each of the phased disarmament steps in order

The conflict in Libya and the evolution of control of the territory by the opposition has gradually revealed the very large weapons stocks in Libya, not only in terms of their vast numbers, but

The Rio Group urges all members of the Conference to demonstrate the political will necessary to ensure the start, without delay, of its substantive work through the adoption and implementation of a balanced and comprehensive programme of work that moves the nuclear disarmament agenda forward, including negotiations on a nuclear weapons convention, a universal, unconditional and legally binding instrument on negative security assurances for

Cuba supports the adoption of a programme of work in the Conference on Disarmament, and has said on various occasions that it is prepared to negotiate in parallel a treaty which eliminates and prohibits nuclear weapons, a treaty prohibiting the arms race in outer space, a treaty providing effective security assurances for States which, like

In terms of nuclear disarmament verification measures, besides the agreement between the Russian Federation and the United States to update the 2000 Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No Longer Required for Defence Purposes and Related Cooperation, no further progress has been made in the

Cuba is extremely concerned that nuclear deterrence continues to be a core part of the defence and security doctrines of

In order to encourage States to minimize the use of highly enriched uranium in civilian stocks, the United States implements a reactor conversion programme, which supports the conversion of domestic and international civilian research reactors and isotope production

Recognizing with satisfaction that, in the Final Document of the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Conference undertook to make determined efforts towards the achievement of the goal of universality of the Treaty, called upon those remaining States not parties to the Treaty to accede to it, thereby accepting an international

Action 15 of the action plan of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons states that “[…] the Conference on Disarmament should, within the context of an agreed, comprehensive and balanced programme of work, immediately begin negotiations of a treaty banning

In addition, the Criminal Code provides for criminal liability for the transfer across the State customs border of toxic, poisonous,

Consistent with its obligation not to provide source or special fissionable material, or equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of special fissionable material to any non-nuclearweapon State for peaceful purposes unless the source or special fissionable material is subject to IAEA safeguards, and with decision 2, paragraph 12, of the 1995 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review and Extension Conference, with the exception of India, Canada will only authorize nuclear cooperation involving proliferationsignificant items with those non-nuclear-weapon States that have made an internationally

The latest Declaration by the Heads of CSTO member States, adopted on 10 December 2010 in Moscow, notes that the Organization attaches the highest priority to strengthening the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the swift entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the prevention of nuclear terrorism and the development of

When it voted for Resolution 1737 calling on states to restrict technology transfer and provision of support that would aid Iran’s ability to

Furthermore, the Trident project of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to build a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines and the announced policy of

Nuclear-weapon States have continued to plan and implement major new programmes aimed at modernizing their nuclear arsenals, their delivery systems and their related research and

The Preparatory Committee and the 2015 Review Conference have the task of addressing the concerns of the non-nuclear-weapon States emanating from the development and deployment of new nuclear weapons and their means of delivery, and of alleviating these concerns by considering a decision on the prohibition of the development, the

That programme is the best basis for making progress towards negotiations on a treaty prohibiting

At its sixty-fourth session, in 2009, the General Assembly urged the Conference on Disarmament to agree early in 2010 on a programme of work that includes the immediate commencement of negotiations on a

That decision provided for the establishment of working groups to negotiate a verifiable treaty banning

This should be set forth in an agreement to be negotiated and concluded with IAEA in accordance with the Treaty and the IAEA statute, for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfilment of the obligations of nuclear-weapon States, with a view to providing baseline data for future disarmament and