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Disarmament and Arms Control

Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) of 1968 is the foundation of the international nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime. The work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ranges from assisting in nuclear power development to the improvement of nuclear safety and safeguards to prevent fissionable materials being diverted. The Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a key element in the international efforts towards global disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Biological and chemical weapons

The Conventions on the Prohibition of Chemical and Biological Weapons of 1975 and 1977 were important steps on the way to a total abandonment of these weapons.

Conventional arms control

Precisely because of its success in the European context and its largely smooth implementation, the importance of conventional arms control is hardly recognized today and is in danger of being forgotten. Therefore, it is necessary to raise and maintain awareness of the significance of arms control.

Global Partnership

The Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, launched in 2002 at the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada, helps reduce the risk of nuclear, chemical, biological and radiological proliferation. The initiative, originally focused on Russia, is designed to last for ten years.

Further sources of information

Disarmament Reports

2009 Annual Disarmament Report

Federal Government Report on Progress on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and the Development of the Capabilities of the Armed Forces: Review and prospects

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Joint declaration by the UK, the Netherlands and Germany on nuclear non-proliferation

Multilateral co-operation on energy security

Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom declaration in support of Article IV of the NPT

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Brochure

Preventing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Federal Foreign Office, 2006

Key Documents, 2nd Edition

PDF | 2.28 MB

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