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CNS Workshop on the Outcome and Implications of the 2002 NPT PrepCom

The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies convened a meeting of nonproliferation specialists featuring Ambassadors from the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva on July 14-15, 2002, in Annecy, France. The purpose was to explore issues prominent in discussions at the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2005 NPT Review Conference held in New York from April 8-19, 2002. Copies of the text of selected presentations can be found below.

(The following documents are in PDF format.)

Keynote Address

"The NPT and the Future of Nuclear Weapons," UN Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Jayantha Dhanapala

The 2002 NPT PrepCom in Retrospect

• Comments by Ambassador Henrik Salander (Sweden)
• "How did the 2002 PrepCom differ from past ones?" Prof. John Simpson (Mountbatten Centre)

Important Procedural Developments and Their Implications 

"The Enhanced Strengthened Review Process," Mr. Tariq Rauf (IAEA)

Important Substantive Developments and Their Implications

• Comments by Ambassador A. A. Soltanieh (Iran)
• Comments by Dr. Annika Thunborg (Sweden)
• Comments by Dr. Ren Haug (Switzerland)

The NPT Review Process and Its Implications for the Nonproliferation Regime

• "The Relevance of the NPT Process for Today's Proliferation and Disarmament Challenges," Mr. Ben Sanders
• Comments by Mr. Tom Markram (South Africa)
• Comments by Ambassador Kuniko Inoguchi (Japan)

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