Nuclear Disarmament : Concepts, Principles and Actions for Strengthening the Non-proliferation Regimes.

Intro -- NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND ACTIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE NON-PROLIFERATION REGIMES -- NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND ACTIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE NON-PROLIFERATION REGIMES -- CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENT -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter I GENERAL OVERVIEW -- ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT MEASURES -- PILLARS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF WEAPONS AND ARMS STOCKPILES -- Today's Global Treats -- World Military Trade -- Armed Conflicts -- The Control of Nuclear Weapons -- The Control of Chemical Weapons -- The Control of Biological Weapons -- The Control of Conventional Weapons -- The Control of Missile Technology -- Chapter II CURRENT INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SITUATION -- FIRST PHASE -- SECOND PHASE -- THIRD PHASE -- Chapter III NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS -- WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION -- Nuclear Weapons -- A.United States of America35 -- B. Russia -- C.United Kingdom38 -- D.France -- E.China -- F.India and Pakistan -- G.Israel -- H.The Democratic People Republic of Korea (DPRK) -- The Destruction Power of a Nuclear Weapon -- Chemical Weapons -- Biological Weapons -- Conventional Weapons -- Small Arms and Light Weapons -- Intelligent Weapons61 -- Cluster Munitions -- Antipersonnel Land Mines -- Delivery Systems (Missiles) -- Chapter IV ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS -- DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL -- SECURITY -- DEFENSE AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY -- MILITARY STRATEGY -- MILITARY DOCTRINES -- STRUCTURE OF THE ARMED FORCES -- Chapter V THE NONPROLIFERATION REGIMES AND ITS MAIN COMPONENTS -- COMPONENTS OF THE NONPROLIFERATION REGIME -- A. THE NONPROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS REGIME AND THE NPT -- The IAEA Safeguards System and the Additional Protocol -- The NPT Review Process -- The First NPT Review Conference -- The Second NPT Review Conference.

The Third NPT Review Conference -- The Fourth NPT Review Conference -- The Fifth NPT Review Conference -- The Sixth NPT Review Conference -- The Seventh NPT Review Conference -- The Eighth NPT Review Conference -- Difficulties the NPT is Now Facing -- Unilateral and Bilateral Disarmament Measures -- Achievements -- The Survival of the NPT and of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) -- The Zangger Committee (ZC) -- Additional Measures to Strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime -- Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in the Middle East, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia -- The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) -- B. THE NONPROLIFERATION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS REGIME AND THE OPCW -- The CWC Review Process -- Achievements -- Challenges for the Chemical Weapons Nonproliferation Regime -- C. THE NONPROLIFERATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS REGIME -- A. Obligations -- B. Deficiencies -- The BWC Protocol (VEREX Report) -- Specific Measures to be Considered -- Risk Assessment -- Bioterrorism -- The BWC Review Process -- The First Review Conference -- The Second Review Conference -- The Third Review Conference -- The Fourth Review Conference -- The Fifth Review Conference -- The Sixth Review Conference -- General Code of Ethic, Conduct, and Practices -- The Australia Group137 -- D. THE NONPROLIFERATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REGIME -- The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA)142 -- E. THE NONPROLIFERATION ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY REGIME -- The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) -- The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (The Hague Code of Conduct). -- Chapter VI CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND VERIFICATION MEASURES -- CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES -- Information Measures -- Communication Measures.

Access Measures -- Notification Measures -- Limitation Measures -- Conditions of Application of CBMs -- Principles Associated with Cbms -- Verification Measures -- Stages in a Verification Mechanism -- A) Facts Finding -- B) Evaluation -- Forms of Organization of Verification Activities -- Function of Verification -- Types of On-Site Inspections -- Verification Principles -- Chapter VII PRINCIPLES -- Chapter VIII ACTIONS -- In the Field of Nuclear Weapons -- First -- Second -- Third -- Fourth -- Fifth -- Sixth -- First -- Second -- Third -- In the Korean Peninsula -- In the Middle East -- In Southeast Asia -- First -- Second -- Third -- Fourth -- First Alternative -- Second Alternative -- In the Field of Chemical Weapons -- In the Field of Biological Weapons -- In the Field of Conventional Weapons -- In the United Nations Disarmament Machinery and in the CD -- Chapter IX PLAN FOR THE SAFE DESTRUCTION OF ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES: PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED -- MAIN PRINCIPLES -- First Phase -- Second Phase -- Third Phase -- Fourth Phase -- Main Elements -- Chapter X SOME ELEMENTS FOR THE ELABORATION OF A CONVENTION ON THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR WEAPON PRODUCTION FACILITIES193 -- PREAMBLE -- Article I. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS -- Article II. DEFINITIONS -- Article III. DECLARATIONS -- Article IV. NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- Article V. NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES -- Article VI. ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED UNDER THIS CONVENTION -- Article VII. NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES -- General Undertakings -- Relations Between the State Party and the Organization -- Alternative A -- Article VIII. THE ORGANIZATION -- A. General Provisions -- B. The Conference of State Parties -- Composition, Procedures, and the Decision-Making Process -- Powers and Functions.

C. The Executive Committee -- Composition, Procedure, and the Decision-Making Process -- Powers and Functions -- D. The Secretariat -- E. Privileges and Immunities -- F. Relationship between the Organization and the IAEA -- Alternative B 198 -- The Organization -- A. General Provisions -- B. The General Conference -- Composition, Procedures, and the Decision-Making Process -- Powers and Functions -- C. The Board of Governors -- Composition, Procedure, and the Decision-Making Process -- Powers and Functions -- D. The Secretariat -- E. Privileges and Immunities -- Article IX. Consultations, Cooperation, and Fact-Finding -- Procedure for Requesting Clarification -- Procedures for Challenge Inspections -- Article X. Assistance and Protection against Nuclear Weapons -- Article XI. Economic and Technological Development -- Article XII. Measures to Redress a Situation and to Ensure Compliance Including Sanctions -- Article XIII. Relations to Other International Agreements -- Article XIV. Settlement of Disputes -- Article XV. Amendments -- Article XVI. Duration and Withdrawal -- Article XVII. Status of the Annexes -- Article XVIII. Signature -- Article XIX. Ratification -- Article XX. Accession -- Article XXI. Entry into Force -- Article XXII. Reservations -- Article XXIII. Depositary -- Article XXIV. Authentic Texts -- Chapter XI CONCLUSIONS -- ANNEXES -- Annex 1 INFORMATION ON THE CWC IMPLEMENTATION -- Annex 2 INFORMATION ON THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CONTROLLED BY THE CWC -- SCHEDULE 1 -- SCHEDULE 2 -- SCHEDULE 3 -- Discrete Organic Chemicals (DOCs) -- Annex 3 CRITICAL BIOLOGICAL AGENT'S CATEGORIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.

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