Holum Outlines Security Rationale for Arms Control

Senior Arms Control Adviser John Holum says weapons of mass destruction and missile technologies are not only becoming increasingly accessible, but for some countries they are also "apparently irresistible."

He warned May 31 that spreading missile technology "and the apparent ambitions of some states for ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capabilities," are "creating a security environment that cannot be wished away or ignored." (Complete text)

U.S. State Department Applauds NPT Conference

Final Document Consensus Reached by States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 2000 Conference New York April 24 - May 20, 2000

On May 20 at United Nations Headquarters, the Parties to the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons took an important decision. At the conclusion of a month long conference, the parties adopted by consensus a document that reviewed the operation of the Treaty and set forth future steps that could strengthen its operation. It is an important signal of the strength of the NPT that countries with widely varying views on nuclear disarmament and regional issues could find common ground. (Complete text)

Ambassador Grey on Non-Proliferation Treaty

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."

Ambassador Robert Grey told conference participants May 20 that all parties to the NPT Treaty reached agreement "to work to strengthen further" the treaty review process. (Complete text)