US Mission Geneva

“Our governments did not send us here to endlessly discuss procedure and negotiate phantom programs of work, they, or certainly my government, sent us here to negotiate substance, beginning with this next step for nuclear disarmament.”

Missile defense plays an important role in the broader U.S. international security strategy, supporting both deterrence and diplomacy. Missile defense assures our allies and partners that the United States has the will and the means to deter and, if necessary, defeat a limited ballistic missile attack against the U.S. homeland and regional ballistic missile attacks against our forward deployed troops, allies, and partners.

The United States was pleased to participate in the PrepCom meeting of Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty held in Vienna, April 30 – May 11.

The United States fully supports the goal of a Middle East free of all weapons of mass destruction. This support is unequivocal and I can assure you that my government is prepared to take practical measures that can move us toward this goal.

The United States’ missile defenses don’t undermine Russians’ strategic deterrent. We have explained our position in numerous official and public channels, and we will once again present the technical facts at this conference.

The U.S. recognizes the special responsibility of the nuclear-weapon states to make progress toward nuclear disarmament. But all NPT Parties can contribute to the Treaty’s disarmament goals, both by pursuing disarmament steps themselves and by taking other steps to help create the conditions for such progress.

Statement by Ambassador Susan F. Burk Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Department of State United States of America General Debate First Session of the Preparatory Committee 2015 Review Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons April 30, 2012 (As Prepared)  Thank you, Mr. Chairman.  On [...]

As we enter the review cycle leading to the 2015 Review Conference, we reaffirm our commitment to the goal of seeking a safer world for all and creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons in accordance with the goals of the NPT.

Negotiators worked hard to find innovative new mechanisms to aid in the verification of the New START Treaty and the results of that work are already evident.