Forging Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for the NPT
To respond to the challenges we face, we are thinking about creative ways to use technologies, including open source technologies, to tackle long-standing verification and monitoring problems.
Read moreStatement by the President on North Korean announcement of nuclear test
North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs constitute a threat to U.S. national security and to international peace and security.
Read moreU.S. Iran Sanctions Exempt Food, Medicine, Remittances
U.S. sanctions have been steadily tightening on Iran as a result of the Iranian government’s continued failure to live up to its international obligations regarding its nuclear and ballistic missile activities.
Read moreMore U.S. Sanctions Target North Korean Weapons Proliferation
The United States has designated a Hong Kong–based company, two North Korean bank officials, North Korea’s space agency and several space officials in response to U.N. Security Council Resolution 2087, which was unanimously adopted on January 22 in the wake of Pyongyang’s launch — in direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions 1718 and 1874 — of a rocket using ballistic missile technology on December 12.
Read moreUSUN Fact Sheet on UNSC Response to North Korea’s Launch
In response to North Korea’s December 12 launch, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2087 to condemn the launch and impose new sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans on critical North Korean companies and officials.
Read moreAmbassador Kennedy’s Statement at the Conference on Disarmament Plenary
We begin the New Year with renewed commitment to the goal of a world without nuclear weapons – a goal which my President has made a hallmark of his international security agenda.
Read moreState Dept. on U.S. Nuclear Security Infrastructure
In accordance with the Nuclear Posture Review, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) identified a path for sustaining the nuclear deterrent while modernizing the supporting infrastructure without nuclear explosive testing.
Read moreHighlighting the Work of the Global Partnership in Countering Biological Threats
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Chair of the 2012 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (Global Partnership), hosted a celebratory event at the Centre International de Conferences in Geneva, Switzerland on December 17, 2012.
Read moreFacilitating National Implementation through Assistance and Cooperation
The United States hosted a side event December 14, 2012 at the United Nations in Geneva during the Meeting of States Parties of the Biological and Toxins Weapons Convention
Read moreFacilitating National Implementation through Assistance and Cooperation: U.S.,U.K. and Canadian Programs
AGENDA 0900-0910 Introductions Ambassador Laura Kennedy 0910-0950 Overview of assistance programs U.S. Department of Defense Assistance Programs Assistant Secretary of Defense Andy Weber Presentation (pdf) U.S. Department of State Assistance Programs Assistant Secretary Tom Countryman Presentation (pdf) U.K. Assistance Programs Ambassador Jo Adamson Canada Assistance Programs Ms. Kelly Anderson 0950-1000 Discussion Additional Background [...]
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