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2002

• Cuba accedes to the NPT - 4 November 2002

  2000

• Text: State Department Statement on Non-Proliferation Treaty 24 May 2000 -- State Department Acting Spokesman Philip Reeker congratulated participants in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference for charting a course that he said will ensure that the NPT Treaty "will continue to contribute to international peace and stability into the 21st century."
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF TREATY ON NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS 23 May 2000 -- Replying to a question about the contribution of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to the compromises achieved at the Conference, Mr. Baali said that they had played a very important role and contributed to the success of the Conference.
• 'HISTORIC CONSENSUS' SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS MORE PEACEFUL WORLD, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT CONCLUSION OF NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE Press Release SG/SM/7409 DC/2711 -- 22 May 2000 - For the first time in 15 years, the States parties to the 187-member Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons were able to reach a historic consensus on several issues crucial to the security of all the peoples of the United Nations.
• NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES ENDORSE GOAL OF �TOTAL ELIMINATION� OF NUCLEAR ARSENALS AS NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE CONCLUDES Press Release DC/2710 - 22 May 2000 -- Capping a 15-year effort to produce a consensus outcome, the 155 NPT States parties present, out of a total of 187, agreed that there should be �an unequivocal undertaking by the nuclear-weapon States to accomplish the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals�.
• Text: Ambassador Robert Grey on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 20 May 2000 -- The U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament says the five nuclear weapons states agreed during the month-long Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York that there is a "need for further efforts to reduce nuclear arsenals and to work toward a world free from nuclear weapons."
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY 19 May 2000 -- Executive Director of the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, Daryl G. Kimball, said that the Conference, in many ways, represented a lost opportunity, particularly on the part of the nuclear-weapon States, to directly address the problems that had emerged since the 1995 Extension and Review Conference.
• U-N NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONFERENCE Voice of America 19 May 2000 -- Organizations monitoring a U-N sponsored conference on nuclear weapons expressed satisfaction today (Friday) over a pledge from the world's five major nuclear weapons countries.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 12 May 2000 -- The issues and negotiations surrounding the Treaty on the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) were still very complex, since there were very strong positions in the field of nuclear disarmament, Abdallah Baali, Permanent Representative of Algeria and President of the 2000 NPT Review Conference, told correspondents today at a Headquarters press conference.
• REVIEW CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY HEARS REPORTS OF THREE MAIN COMMITTEES Press Release DC/2708 - 12 May 2000 -- The 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) this afternoon received the results of the work of its three Main Committees and took note of the related reports.
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY 10 May 2000 - The goal of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) was enshrined in article 6 of the Treaty, which obliged States parties to pursue negotiations, in good faith, on effective measures relating to the cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, Felicity Hill, Director of the United Nations Office of the Women�s International League for Peace and Freedom, told correspondents this morning at a Headquarters press conference.
• NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE ASSESSES WORK STATUS, PROGRESS MADE IN CURRENT SESSION Press Release DC/2707 - 10 May 2000 -- In a short meeting this morning, the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) evaluated the current status of work and progress made since the beginning of its session on 24 April.
• NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE HEARS REPORTS OF MAIN COMMITTEES, CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE Press Release DC/2706 05 May 2000 -- Following consultations, the Chairman had submitted a paper referring to the questions allocated to the Committee. Discussions on that document would continue in the future. The Middle East, South Asia and other regional issues had been discussed. Working papers and proposals of direct relevance to that body had been submitted.
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR VICTIMS AND THE NPT 3 May 2000 -- Daniel Ellsberg, anti- nuclear activist and former analyst for the Rand Corporation, told correspondents that several non-governmental organizations this afternoon would present to the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) a programme of reducing the nuclear risk.
• HEADQUARTERS PANEL DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS ARMS CONTROL, DISARMAMENT AS PART OF COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SECURITY Press Release DC/2705 - 2 May 2000 -- Dr. Adam Daniel Rotfeld, Director of SIPRI, agreed with the Secretary- General that, after the end of the cold war, concern over nuclear weapons had seemed to drift from public consciousness.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY CANADA 2 May 2000 -- Canada was concerned that nuclear arms control had been faltering and crucial long-term trends were deteriorating, Chris Westdal, that country's Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, told correspondents this afternoon at a Headquarters press conference.
• FRANCE, ON BEHALF OF FIVE NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES, TELLS REVIEW CONFERENCE NO STATE IS TARGETED BY THEIR WEAPONS Press Release DC/2703 - 1 May 2000 -- The representative of France (also speaking on behalf of China, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States) declared that none of the nuclear weapons of the five Powers were targeted at any State.
• IRAQ CHARGES UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM WITH USE OF DEPLETED URANIUM IN 1991 GULF WAR; ALSO IN �AGGRESSION� AGAINST YUGOSLAVIA Press Release DC/2702 - 1 May 2000 -- The United States and the United Kingdom used depleted uranium in their aggression against Iraq in 1991, and again in their aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, Iraq�s representative said this morning as the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continued its general debate.
• Text: Five Nuclear Powers Express Strong Support for NPT 01 May 2000 -- The delegations of France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States reiterated May 1 the strong and continuing support of their countries for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
• Text: Robert Grey Statement to NPT Review Conference Panel 27 April 2000 -- The success of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has helped to "make possible the dramatic progress in nuclear disarmament since the end of the Cold War," says Ambassador Robert Grey, U.S. representative to the Committee on Disarmament (CD).
• AFRICAN SPEAKERS IN CONCERTED ASSAULT AGAINST FAILURE OF NUCLEAR POWERS TO HONOUR 1995 COMMITMENTS Press Release DC/2701 - 27 April 2000 -- Nuclear weapons continued to be developed quantitatively and perfected qualitatively, the representative of Namibia told the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as it continued its general debate this afternoon.
• SLOW PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT FRONT, SHARP RISE IN NUCLEAR PROFLIFERATION PINPOINTED IN CONTINUING NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE DEBATE Press Release DC/2700 - 27 April 2000 -- Unless nuclear-weapon States made a commitment to engage in immediate negotiations for nuclear disarmament, and to conduct their nuclear disarmament policies in a way consistent with the unanimous decision of the International Court of Justice in 1996, the credibility and viability of the Treaty would be endangered.
• REDUCTION, INCREASED TRANSPARENCY ON TACTICAL NUCLEAR ARMS SEEN BY NORWAY AS CONFIDENCE-BUILDING STEP Press Release DC/2699 - 26 April 2000 -- Tactical nuclear weapons presented an issue that should be moved up on the international disarmament agenda, Thorbj�rn Jagland, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, told the 2000 Review Conference.
• NPT �NOT THE IDEAL NON-DISCRIMINATORY DOCUMENT HOPED FOR�, SYRIA ASSERTS AS REVIEW CONFERENCE CONTINUES Press Release DC/2698 - 26 April 2000 -- States parties called for the universality of the Treaty, stressing the need to reinforce its implementation. The four States that had remained on the fringes of the NPT -� India, Pakistan, Cuba and Israel -- should accede to the Treaty and renounce the use of nuclear weapons, they said.
• REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) COMMITTEE 2: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION - SPEECH BY FRANCE'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE NEW YORK, 26 APRIL 2000
• REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) COMMITTEE 1: NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT SPEECH BY FRANCE'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT New York, 26 April 2000
• REVIEW CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS (NPT) SPEECH BY FRANCE'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE NEW YORK, 25 APRIL 2000
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Igor S. Ivanov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, April 25, 2000
• National Report on the compiliance by the Russian Federation with the Non-Proliferation Treaty, April 25, 2000 -- This report has been prepared for the 2000 Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It contains information on the compliance by the Russian Federation with various provisions of the Treaty.
• SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION 25 April 2000 -- The basic goal of the United States in the current Review Conference of the Parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was that the Treaty should emerge stronger, Norman Wulf, Special Representative of the United States President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, told a Headquarters press conference this morning.
• DEFICIENCIES OF NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT INSTRUMENTS UNDER WIDE-RANGING ASSAULT AS NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE ENDS SECOND DAY Press Release DC/2697 - 25 April 2000 -- Egypt�s representative said that the NPT could not have any credibility with the States of the Middle East region as long as one State was exempt from its provisions.
• IN CONTINUING DEBATE AT YEAR 2000 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE; SPEAKERS SEE RENEWED THREATS TO STRATEGIC STABILITY Press Release DC/2696 -- 25 April 2000 -- Igor S. Ivanov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, said there was a dangerous tendency to undermine the existing system of strategic stability, and that was a direct invitation to a new arms race on the planet.
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT OF NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 25 April 2000 -- The Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), currently under way at Headquarters, would be very difficult and particularly delicate, Conference President-elect Abdallah Baali told correspondents.
• SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES MEMBER STATES TO REAFFIRM COMMITMENT TO REDUCE DANGERS OF EXISTING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, FURTHER PROLIFERATION Press Release SG/SM/7367 - 24 April 2000 - The fact is that compliance with the NPT's non-proliferation obligations remains incomplete and has not always been satisfactory.
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY 24 April 2000 -- The New Agenda Coalition -- a post-cold war grouping comprising Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Sweden and Mexico -- expected the five declared nuclear weapons States to respect the objectives of the Treaty, to work actively towards disarmament and to follow the International Court of Justice ruling on the illegality of nuclear weapons.
• REVIEW CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO NPT OPENS AT HEADQUARTERS; MUCH DISARMAMENT MACHINERY HAS �STARTED TO RUST�, SECRETARY-GENERAL WARNS Press Release DC/2692 - 24 April 2000 - During the period from April 1997 to May 1999, the Preparatory Committee had held three sessions. Despite many efforts, however, the Committee was unable to reach agreement on any substantive recommendation to the 2000 Conference.
• DC/2692/ CORRECTION 24 April
• U-N-NUKE CONFERENCE OPENS Voice of America 24 April 2000 -- U-N Secretary-General Kofi Annan has opened a month-long conference on nuclear weapons today (Monday) with a warning that nuclear war remains a very real threat.
• U-N - ALBRIGHT ON NUKE TREATY Voice of America 24 April 2000 -- American consideration of a national missile defense system is causing much controversy at the conference.
• Text: Albright Remarks to NPT Review Conference 24 April 2000 -- The United States believes that, "on balance," a "fair reading of the record will affirm that the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is doing its job," says Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
• Interview: Wulf Details Hopes for Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 21 April 2000 -- The Clinton administration's lead official on non-proliferation matters says he hopes that the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference will produce, at the minimum, an agreement on goals for the next five years.
• Interview: UN Disarmament Official on 2000 NPT Review Conference 21 April 2000 -- As the 2000 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) approaches, the UN's undersecretary general for disarmament affairs expresses hope that the treaty parties will be able to adopt by consensus a final document on goals for the next five years.
• PRESS BRIEFING BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS 20 April 2000 - Among the main issues to be considered by the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) would be those of universality, compliance, security assurances by nuclear- weapon States and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
• Text: Albright to Lead U.S. Delegation at NPT Review Conference Opening 20 April 2000 -- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will lead the U.S. delegation at the opening session of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in New York April 24.
• U-N NUKE CONFERENCE PREVIEW Voice of America 20 April 2000 -- The review conference, held every five years, will run for four weeks and will include speeches by 20 foreign ministers.
• Address by Vladimir Putin, Acting President of the Russian Federation to the Participants in the review conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons , April 19, 2000
• Transcript: Arms Control Advisor Holum on Non-Proliferation 05 April 2000 -- The United States is still committed to arms control as part of its security policy, says President's Senior Advisor for Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Security Affairs John Holum.
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Commitment to NPT Article VI The Record From May 1995 to April 2000 [Bureau of Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State] 01 April 2000 --
• Fact Sheet: Article IV of the NPT U.S. Support for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation [Bureau of Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State] 01 April 2000
• The United States of America Meeting Its Commitment to Article VI of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons April 2000 - United States is fulfilling its obligations under Article VI and is doing so as expeditiously as possible.
• Sixth Review Conference Must Strengthen NPT Treaty Regime, U.S. Says By Jacquelyn S. Porth Washington File 21 March 2000 -- The international community needs a successful NPT Review Conference outcome, that will preserve the integrity and strength of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a senior U.S. Energy Department official says.
• Text: Holum Remarks to Symposium on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 09 March 2000 -- Efforts to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons under the Nonproliferation Treaty are making slow, but steady progress, according to John D. Holum, senior adviser for arms control and international security at the Department of State.
• Text: U.S.-Japan Press Statement on Non-proliferation Commission 09 March 2000 -- The United States and Japan have established a new bilateral commission to enhance international measures to prevent proliferation of nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction.
• The NPT: Advancing Global Security in the New Millennium by Ambassador Norman A. Wulf, 08 March 2000 -- The NPT is one of the great success stories of nuclear arms control. It has made major contributions to global security and economic well-being over the past three decades.
• Time to Renew Faith in the Nuclear Nonproliferation TreatyBy Madeleine K. Albright International Herald Tribune) 07 March 2000 -- This is a treaty that by all accounts works. It has had many successes in preventing proliferation, facilitating nuclear cooperation and promoting arms control and disarmament.
• Text: Clinton Statement on NPT, CTBT and Nuclear Weapons Reductions 06 March 2000 -- President Clinton, in a written statement March 6, called attention to the fact that 30 years ago on March 5 when the "Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force" there were "43 countries committed to the vision of the NPT.
• SECRETARY-GENERAL, ON ANNIVERSARY OF NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, URGES PARTIES TO REAFFIRM COMMITMENT AT UPCOMING REVIEW CONFERENCE Press Release SG/SM/7323 DC/2686 -- 3 March 2000
• Transcript: Holum WorldNet on Arms Control, Non-proliferation USIA 15 February 2000 -- The five-year review conference for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will begin in April in New York, and Holum said the conference presents both a great challenge and opportunity. "There is likely to be a great deal of debate on the pace of disarmament and on the effectiveness of the non-proliferation norm," he said.
• U.S. Intends to Remain Leader in Arms Control, Holum Says By Judy Aita USIA 15 February 2000 -- Holum called the NPT Review Conference, which will be held at United Nations headquarters beginning April 24, "an extremely important international event." The review is the first since the 1995 NPT conference decided that the treaty should become permanent with periodic reviews held every five years.
• Transcript: Holum January 12 Worldnet on Non-Proliferation Treaty USIA 12 January 2000 -- Arms control "is the first line of defense" against threats of weapons of mass destruction and the missiles that can deliver them, says John Holum, the U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security. Holum said the cornerstone for arms control efforts is the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is up for review within a few months.

• What Next For the NPT? Disarmament Forum one . 2000
  • Editor's Note
    Kerstin HOFFMAN
  • Special Comment
    Ambassador Henrik SALANDER
  • 1995–2000: Progress Reviewed
    Patricia LEWIS
  • Nuclear Disarmament, 1995–2000: Isn't It Pretty to Think So?
    Miguel MARIN-BOSCH
  • Changes in the Security Environment, Regional Discord and Contention on the 1995 Agreements
    Ben SANDERS
  • Could the Non-Proliferation Treaty Collapse? The Uncertain Road Ahead
    Sharon RIGGLE
  • Towards Nuclear Disarmament
    Tariq RAUF

  1999

• SWIFT CONCLUSION OF SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS WITH ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY URGED ON ALL SIGNATORIES TO NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY Press Release GA/9651 - 4 November 1999 -- The persistent non-compliance by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea constituted a serious challenge to the safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the basic framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the representative of the Republic of Korea told the General Assembly this afternoon as it continued its debate on the Agency's annual report.
• NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION STATES URGED TO CONCLUDE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY Press Release GA/9650 -- 4 November 1999 -- The number of States which had not yet concluded safeguards agreements with the Organization was a matter of concern, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammed Elbaradei, told the General Assembly this morning, as he urged the 52 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) States who had not done so to bring such agreements into force without delay.
• PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR 2000 REVIEW CONFERENCE OF NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY CONCLUDES FINAL SESSION AT HEADQUARTERS 26 May 1999 Press Release DC/2645 -- (Department for Disarmament Affairs) -- The Preparatory Committee for the 2000 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) held its third and final session at Headquarters from 10 to 21 May 1999.

  1998

• SEC. RICHARDSON PRESS CONFERENCE AT IAEA, VIENNA USIA 21 September 1998 -- ("International cooperation key to safe nuclear future")
• U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UN VIENNA AT IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS USIA 21 September 1998 -- (John Ritch statement on IAEA safeguards and verification)
• RICHARDSON AT 42ND SESSION OF IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE USIA 21 September 1998 -- (Cites key elements of nuclear agenda for next 50 years)
• TRANSCRIPT: ALBRIGHT, LAMPREIA HAIL BRAZIL'S ACCESSION TO NPT USIA 18 September 1998 -- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright lauded Brazil's decision to accede to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) during a ceremony September 18 at the State Department.
• Implementation of IAEA Safeguards in 1997 IAEA PRESS RELEASE 18 June 1998 PR 98/8
• TRANSCRIPT: ALBRIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER P-5 MEETING JUNE 4, 1998 -- Secretary of State Albright says the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P-5) "will not amend the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) to accommodate India and Pakistan," because that would send a message "that every nation is free to test its way into the nuclear club."
• ALBRIGHT: NPT WILL NOT BE AMENDED TO ACCOMMODATE INDIA, PAKISTAN 04 June 1998 By Wendy Lubetkin USIA -- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright sent a strong message to India and Pakistan June 4 that there is nothing to be gained and much to be lost from any further development of their nuclear weapons programs.
• PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY CONCLUDES SECOND SESSION Press Release DC/2607 -- 19 May 1998 -- The Committee reaffirmed its agreement to convene the Review Conference from 24 April to 19 May 2000 in New York. The Preparatory Committee will hold its third session from 12 to 23 April 1999 in New York.
• NUCLEAR TREATY - Voice of America 08 May 1998 - DELEGATES AT AN INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION CONFERENCE HAVE ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO SPEED UP EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
• SECOND SESSION OF PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, GENEVA, 27 APRIL - 8 MAY 23 April 1998 Press Release DC/2605
• [EXCERPTS] IAEA REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES SHIFT IN AGENCY'S SAFEGUARDS REGIME TO INCLUDE DETECTION OF UNDECLARED NUCLEAR PROGRAMMES 8 April 1998 Press Release DC/2603

  1997

• ACDA DIRECTOR WELCOMES OMAN'S ACCESSION TO NPT January 23, 1997

  1996

  1995

• Chile acceedes to the NPT - 25 May 1995
• Extension of NPT a Major Step Toward Nuclear Disarmament -- 18 May 1995 USIA -- Speaking before a group of international security experts, Ambassador Thomas Graham said the permanent extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is a major step toward the ultimate goal of total nuclear disarmament.
• US Officials Say NPT Decision Surpassed All Expectations -- 16 May 1995 USIA -- US officials expressed surprise at the overwhelming consensus decision to permanently extend the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- 15 May 1995 USIA -- Statement by President Clinton welcoming the decision to indefinitely extend the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Achievement Overshadows Doubts at NPT Conference, Earle Says -- 15 May 1995 USIA -- US Ambassador Ralph Earle says the permanent extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) overshadows any differences member states might have expressed during the review conference.
• US Will Support Non-Proliferation Regime, NPT in Entirety -- 15 May 1995 USIA -- Remarks by senior US arms control official Ralph Earle before the closing session of the NPT review conference.
• NPT Results Show World's 'Fundamental Commitment to Treaty' -- 12 May 1995 USIA -- Conference president Jayantha Dhanapala says the decision by member states of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to permanently extend the accord demonstrates the world's commitment to this arms control measure.
• NPT Conference Agrees to Extend Treaty Indefinitely -- 11 May 1995 USIA -- Decision by the members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to extend the treaty indefinitely.
• NPT Delegates Soundly Endorse Indefinite Extension of Treaty -- 11 May 1995 USIA -- Delegates to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference adopted a proposal by consensus that allowed the treaty to be extended indefinitely without a formal vote.
• NPT Conference Urges Mideast Nuclear-Free Zone -- 11 May 1995 USIA -- Resolution from the nuclear non-proliferation conference urging the establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.
• US Rejoices in Decision on NPT Permanent Extension -- 11 May 1995 USIA -- Remarks by Ambassador Madeleine Albright regarding America's satisfaction with the decision to permanently extend the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Egyptian Resolution Calls on Israel to Join NPT-- 11 May 1995 USIA -- Draft resolution introduced by Egypt at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference calling on Israel to join the accord.
• Last-Minute Egyptian Move Sets Back NPT Conference Deadline -- 10 May 1995 USIA -- Egypt's last-minute submission of a draft resolution on Israel forced a delay in ending debate at the NPT conference.
• NPT Review Conference Enters Crucial Final Negotiations -- 09 May 1995 USIA -- As negotiations on the future of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) enter their final stage, support is growing for an indefinite extension of the accord.
• Holum Cites Progress in Effort to Make NPT Permanent -- 08 May 1995 USIA -- Top US arms control official John Holum reports that 105 nations have pledged support for the permanent extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• NPT Conference Winding Up Treaty Review -- 06 May 1995 USIA -- The third week of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference drew to a close with diplomats locked in intense negotiations over the wording of the session's final documents.
• Non-Proliferation Issues Extend Well Beyond NPT Extension -- 28 April 1995 USIA -- Delegates to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference are concerned about the universality of the accord, its disarmament provisions and other issues not related to the agreement's extension.
• The Real Story of the NPT Negotiations -- 27 April 1995 USIA -- The US ambassador to South Africa attempts to dismiss misconceptions South African readers might have developed about the renewal of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Support Growing for Indefinite Extension of NPT Treaty -- 26 April 1995 USIA -- As the conference on the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) continues, Western diplomats are increasingly optimistic about its chances for indefinite extension.
• General Debate Concludes at NPT Extension Conference -- 26 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by representatives from a variety of nations on the last two days of general debate at the NPT renewal conference.
• Arms Control Experts Predict Permanent Extension for NPT -- 25 April 1995 USIA -- Arms control experts John Holum, Kenneth Adelman and Leonard Spector predict that the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will be permanently extended.
• The Non-Proliferation Treaty: the Case for Indefinite Extension -- 24 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the NPT review conference regarding the need to permanently extend the nuclear non-proliferation accord.
• Russia's Kozyrev Urges Permanent Extension of NPT -- 24 April 1995 USIA -- Collection of remarks by Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev and representatives from other nations regarding the extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• NPT's Long-Term Viability Linked to Verification Regime -- 24 April 1995 USIA -- In order to be useful in the long-term, the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) needs an effective way to verify compliance with its mandates.
• NPT Debate Continues for Third Day -- 20 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by delegates from a number of countries on the third day of debate at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference.
• The US is disappointed by Egypt's refusal to support the indefinite extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- 21 April 1995 USIA
• Egypt Favors Limited Extension of NPT -- 19 April 1995 USIA -- Egyptian representative Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy said his nation may support a limited extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Gore: Permanent NPT in 'Security Interests' of All Members -- 19 April 1995 USIA -- Vice President Al Gore said nations should support the permanent extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) not as a concession to another nation, but because such support is in all nations' interests.
• Opening NPT Debate Overwhelmingly Backs Indefinite Extension -- 19 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by foreign ministers from throughout the world on the first day of debate at the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference.
• In Meetings, Christopher Urges Indefinite NPT Extension -- 18 April 1995 USIA -- As the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference began, Secretary of State Warren Christopher met with several officials to build support for the indefinite extension of the accord.
• Secret Ballot on NPT Extension Called 'Wrong Thing to Do' -- 18 April 1995 USIA -- The US says secret balloting on the extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would create regional suspicions because countries would not know their neighbor's views on the treaty.
• NPT Conference Urged to Strengthen Safeguards Regime -- 18 April 1995 USIA -- International arms control inspector Hans Blix says the uncovering of a secret nuclear weapons program in Iran illustrates the need for stronger enforcement of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Conference on Future of Non-Proliferation Treaty Opens -- 17 April 1995 USIA -- Representatives from 178 nations have gathered in New York to begin a conference on the future of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Christopher Says NPT Seeks 'to Preserve the Security of All' -- 17 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by Secretary of State Warren Christopher at the beginning of a conference in New York aimed at determining the future of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Reaction to Nuclear Powers' Assurances to NPT Parties -- 14 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by representatives from a number of countries regarding the five nuclear powers' assurances to nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) members who may be threatened with nuclear weapons.
• Effort to Extend NPT Indefinitely Is Global, Holum Says -- 13 April 1995 USIA -- Senior US arms control official John Holum says many nations share America's goal of indefinitely extending the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• Graham Reports Growing Support to Extend NPT Permanently -- 12 April 1995 USIA -- US Ambassador Thomas Graham says the already widespread support for indefinitely extending the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will grow.
• Indefinite NPT Extension Will Have Good Spillover Effect -- 11 April 1995 USIA -- Remarks by senior US arms control official John Holum regarding the positive influence the indefinite extension of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would have on other arms control negotiations.
• Security Council Gives Assurances in Case of Nuclear Attack -- 11 April 1995 USIA -- The UN Security Council has approved a series of measures the five nuclear powers could consider undertaking if members of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are attacked with nuclear weapons.
• Argentina accedes to the NPT - 10 February 1995

  1994

• Much of Nuclear Security Rests on NPT Extension, Graham Says -- 13 Dec 1994 USIA -- US Ambassador Thomas Graham says the upcoming Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review and Extension Conference provides a chance to consolidate the progress made on global nuclear security.
• Ukrainian Rada's Vote to Ratify NPT Seen as Landmark Event -- 22 Nov 1994 USIA -- Spurgeon Keeny, president of the Arms Control Association (ACA) said the Ukrainian parliament's ratification of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will ensure the indefinite extension of that accord.
• The NPT: History's Most Successful Non-Proliferation Treaty -- 07 Nov 1994 USIA -- (Backgrounder on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty)
• Next Step for Ukraine Is to Accede to NPT Regime, Davis Says -- 03 Aug 1994 USIA -- Remarks by Under Secretary of State Lynn Davis during a State Department press briefing regarding Ukraine's obligation to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
• US Committed to Indefinite Extension of NPT -- 22 April 1994 USIA -- Acting Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Deputy Director Thomas Graham told a disarmament symposium that the US is committed to make every effort to win the indefinite extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the 1995 review conference.
• Kazakhstan accedes to the NPT - 14 February 1994
• US Stresses Need to Extend Nuclear Non-Proliferation Pact -- 25 Jan 1994 USIA -- ACDA Deputy Director Thomas Graham says the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is the "cornerstone of the entire international arms control regime" and should be extended indefinitely and unconditionally.

  1993

• BELARUS ACCEDES TO THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY July 23, 1993
• United States Wants NPT Extended Indefinitely -- 17 May 1993 USIA -- Michael Rosenthal, the US representative to the NPF Conference preparatory committee, says the 1995 Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty will be a very important means of advancing regional and global security, and the accord should be extended indefinitely.

  1992

• France accedes to the NPT - 3 August 1992
• Expert Sees NPT as Important Element in New World Order -- 11 May 1992 USIA -- Arms Control expert Leonard Spector said that widespread acceptance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty worldwide is making it an important element in the new world order.
• Uzbekistan accedes to the NPT - 2 May 1992
• People's Republic of China accedes to the NPT - 9 March 1992

  1991

• South Africa accedes to the NPT - 10 July 1991

  1990

• Lehman Calls the NPT Review Conference Successful -- 18 Sep 1990 USIA -- Ronald Lehman, director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, says the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference was very successful.
• Prospect for Fourth NPT Review Conference Called Good -- 12 July 1990 USIA -- The outlook for a successful Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in Geneva in August "is good," according to a key arms control official, despite "a number of difficult and contentious issues."
• US Seeks Successful Outcome at NPT Talks in Geneva -- 12 July 1990 USIA -- The United States will make a "major effort to ensure a successful outcome" at the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty next month in Geneva, says Richard Clarke, assistant secretary of state for politico-military affairs.
• NPT 'Real Cornerstone' to International Security -- 16 April 1990 USIA -- Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Director Brad Gordon predicts renewed interest in the 1970 Nucear Non-Proliferation treaty.
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Is 20 Years Old -- 02 Mar 1990 USIA -- The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which celebrates its 20th anniversary on March 5, "is probably the most successful arms control treaty in history," U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) official Norman Wulf said March 2.