The United States – Republic of Korea Alliance
The U.S. commitment to the Republic of Korea’s security remains unwavering. Through a bilateral Extended Deterrence Policy Committee, our two countries are developing a tailored deterrence strategy to improve the effectiveness of extended deterrence against North Korean nuclear and weapons of mass destruction threats.
Read moreCluster 3 Specific issue – Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and other Provisions of the Treaty
The United States welcomes this opportunity to address the important NPT issues of nuclear safety and security as well efforts to discourage potential abuse of the Treaty’s right to withdraw.
Read moreCluster 3: Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
I am very pleased to have the chance to speak today to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to promoting the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, as called for under Article IV of the Treaty.
Read moreU.S. Remains Committed to Conference on a Middle East Zone Free of WMD
The United States remains committed to convening a conference on a Middle East zone free of weapons of mass destruction. We regret that it proved impossible to meet last year as envisioned in the 2010 NPT Review Conference Final Document.
Read moreCluster 2: Nuclear Disarmament and Security Assurances
As President Obama said at Prague in 2009, “[R]ules must be binding. Violations must be punished. Words must mean something. The world must stand together to prevent the spread of [nuclear] weapons.”
Read moreCluster 1 Specific Issue: Nuclear Disarmament and Security Assurances
In recent years, the United States has worked toward extending legally binding negative security assurances by pursuing ratification of protocols to a number of other nuclear-weapon-free zone treaties.
Read morePresident Obama Calls for Close Monitoring of Potential Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria
White House Official: Our intelligence community does assess with varying degrees of confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin.
Read moreAmbassador Kennedy’s Statement on Nuclear Disarmament and Security Assurances
The U.S. is committed to the principles of irreversibility, verifiability and transparency for nuclear disarmament and is also working with other NPT Parties to implement the Action Plan across all three pillars.
Read moreU.S. and Russia Brief Delegates to 2013 NPT Prepcom on New START Implementation
Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, joined Anatoly Antonov, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, in a side event at the 2013 NPT Prepcom in Geneva ….
Read moreMessage from Secretary of State John Kerry to the 2013 NPT Preparatory Committee
An NPT Treaty that is universally followed will best advance international security and nuclear energy’s contribution to peace, health, and prosperity.
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