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State’s Gottemoeller on the Anniversary of the Chemical Weapons Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention is an historic achievement in addressing the threat from weapons of mass destruction and has significantly contributed to international peace and security.
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The Fourth Session of BCC Under New START Treaty Met in Geneva
The Fourth session of the Bilateral Consultative Commission under the New START Treaty was held in Geneva on 11-21 September.
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Arms Control in the Information Age: Harnessing “Sisu”
It has been over 3 years since President Obama made his now-famous speech in Prague, in which he stated that the United States would seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
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International Diplomats Visit U.S. National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick
Following up on the the Bio-Transparency and Openness Initiative announced by Secretary Clinton at the December 2011 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference, the U.S. hosted a visit July 24 to its National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Ft. Detrick.
Headlines
Fact Sheet: An International Ban on the Production of Fissile Material for Nuclear Weapons
The United States is revitalizing an international effort to advance a multilateral treaty that verifiably ends the production of […]
Thematic Discussion on Nuclear Weapons
A treaty to prohibit the production of fissile material for use in nuclear weapons is necessary if we are […]
State’s Gottemoeller Speaks on Disarmament and International Security at UNGA First Committee
The United States has made great progress in pursuit of the vision set out by President Obama three years […]
BTWC
International Diplomats Visit U.S. National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Fort Detrick
Following up on the the Bio-Transparency and Openness Initiative announced by Secretary Clinton at the December 2011 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference, the U.S. hosted a visit July 24 to its National Interagency Biodefense Campus at Ft. Detrick.
U.S. Sponsors Special Events on Global Partnership and Dual Use Issues at Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of Experts
The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) States Parties held their annual Meeting of Experts in Geneva July 16-20, 2012. For the first time, states worked on an agreed agenda of cooperation and assistance, national implementation and science and technology, which will carry over each year until the next Review Conference, and an additional focus on confidence building measures.
Dual Risk Use Concerns Related to H5N1 Research
US presentation on dual use risk concerns related to H5N1 research by Dr. Larry Kerr at July 17 US-Dutch joint side event for the July 2012 BTWC meeting of experts.
Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy
Ambassador Laura E. Kennedy
U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament
and U.S. Special Representative for Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Issues
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