Posts Tagged ‘nuclear weapon free zone’

Towards a nuclear spring in the Middle East

Posted on: June 1st, 2011 by Ernie Regehr

It is potentially one of the most far-reaching recent nuclear disarmament developments – in 2010 the NPT Review Conference renewed the international commitment to pursue “a Middle East zone free of nuclear
weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction.” Of course, it will turn out to be one of the biggest impediments to broader disarmament progress if that commitment is once again ignored.

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