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Arms Limitation

-NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-Japan: Diet Debate between Mr. Tetsuo Kaneko and Mr. Seiken Sugiura, 2001

-APPF: Resolution on Nuclear Proliferation, adopted 1999

-START II (summary | text | status)

-START II (summary | text | status)

-START I and Protocols (summary | text | status)

-Inter Mediate Forces Treaty, INF 1987 (summary | text | status)

Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

(also see "Missile Defence" below)

Attacks on Nuclear Facilities

- Agreement between Pakistan and India on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities, 1988

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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)

-Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (summary | text | status)

-European Parliament: Resolution on the US Senate's rejection of the CTBT, 1999

-IPU: Parliamentary Action to encourage all Countries to Sign and Ratify the CTBT, to encourage universal and Non-Discriminatory Nuclear Non-Proliferation Measures and to Work Towards the Eventual Elimination of All Nuclear Weapons, adopted 1999

-NATO-PA: Resolution on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 1999

-APPF: Resolution on Nuclear Proliferation, adopted 1999

-APPF: Resolution submitted by the Australian delegation on Nuclear Weapons, adopted 1997

De-alerting

-USA: Senate 1117 Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, proposed 2001

-USA: H.R. Concurrent Resolution 177 Expressing the sense of the Congress that nuclear weapons should be taken off hair-trigger alert , proposed 1999

-Canada: Excerpt from Senate Debate on Dealerting, 1999

Deterrence

-Remarks by US Senator Robert Kerrey (NE) on Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence, 2000

Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

-IPU: Securing Observance of the Principles of International Law in the Interests of World Peace and Security, adopted 2000

-UN: A path to the total elimination of nuclear weapons A/RES/56/24 N

-UN: Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons A/RES/56/24 S

-UN: Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: the need for a new agenda A/RES/55/33 C

Fissile Material

-Nuclear Material Convention (summary | text | status)

-UN: Treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices A/RES/56/24 J

-APPF: Resolution on Nuclear Proliferation, adopted 1999

Israeli Nuclear Policy

-Debate in the Israeli Knesset on Nuclear Weapons and Mordechai Vanunu, 2000

International Court of Justice

-Sweden: Submission to the International Court of Justice, approved 1994

-UN: Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons A/RES/56/24 S

International Criminal Court

-New Zealand Interpretative Declaration on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, submitted 2000

-France Interpretative declaration on ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, submitted 2000

Militarization of Space

- Ban on Weapons in Space, Motion in the Senate of Canada, June 2002

- Ban on Weapons in Space, Speech by Canadian Senator Roche, June 2002

- UN: Prevention of an arms race in outer space A/RES/56/23

- WEU-PA: Recommendation on a joint European space strategy: security and defense aspects, 2001

- Outer Space Treaty (summary | text | status)

Missiles

-UN: Missiles A/56/24 B

-UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion India's Nuclear Missile Test, 2002

- APPF: Non-Proliferation of Missiles as Delivery Vehicles of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missile-Related Material and Technology, adopted 1999

Missile Defense

- US Senate resolution on ABM Treaty withdrawal 2002

- US Senate discussion on ABM Treaty withdrawal 2002

- US House resolution on importance of the ABM Treaty 2002

- US Representative Kucinich files lawsuit on ABM Treaty Withdrawal 2002

- US House rejects vote on ABM Treaty Withdrawal 2002

- Canada House debate on Ballistic Missile Defence 2002

- Chambre des Communes Canada: Question de défense antimissile 2002

- The Dutch Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense Respond to Questions by Parliamentarians on NMD and NATO Nuclear Policy, 2001

- UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion on Missile Defense, 2001

- UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion on the ABM Treaty, 2001

- OSCE-PA: excerpts from the annual session declaration, adopted 2001

- WEU-PA: Recommendation on European anti-missile defence: a role for Russia, adopted 2001

- WEU-PA: Order on European anti-missile defence: a role for Russia, adopted 2001

- WEU-PA: Order on antimissile defence: the implications for European industry , adopted 2001

- Canada: Excerpt from Senate Debate on National Missile Defense, 2001

- Australian Senate Motion on National Missile Defence (with related press release), adopted 2000     

- Excerpt from the Canadian House of Commons Debate on National Missile Defense, 2000

- NATO-PA: Resolution on Ballistic Missile Defence, adopted 2000

- NATO Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Defence and Security- General Report: National  Missile Defense and the alliance after Kosovo, adopted 2000

- UN: A Preservation of and compliance with the Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems A/RES/56/24

- USA: H.R. National Missile Defense Act, adopted 1999

-The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (summary | text | status)

NATO Nuclear Policy

-UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion on NATO, Russia and US-Russia Nuclear Weapons issues, 2002

-The Dutch Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense Respond to Questions by Parliamentarians on NMD and NATO Nuclear Policy, 2001

-NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-Canada: Senate motion on NATO nuclear policy, adopted 1999

Negative Security Assurances

-UN: Conclusion of effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons A/RES/56/22

New Agenda Coalition

-Japan: Diet Debate between Mr. Tetsuo Kaneko and Mr. Seiken Sugiura, 2001

-European Parliament: Resolution on the New Agenda Coalition on nuclear disarmament, adopted 1998

-UN: Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: the need for a new agenda A/RES/55/33 C

Nonproliferation Treaty

-Japan: Diet Debate between Mr. Tetsuo Kaneko and Mr. Seiken Sugiura, 2001

-Motion in the German Bun destag Ensuring the success of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference , proposed 2000

-Canada: Senate motion on Nuclear Weapon State NPT commitment, adopted 2000

-European Parliament: Resolution on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, 2000

- Australia Senate Motion on NPT, adopted March 9, 2000

- Belgium: Chambre resolution on Non-Proliferation Treaty, adopted May 18, 2000

    - Belgium: Question to Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning suspension of the NPT

         in wartime, June 21, 2000

-European Parliament: Resolution on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, adopted 1997

-European Parliament: Resolution on the Conference on the Extension of the NPT, adopted 1995

-IPU: The Importance of Adhering to the Obligations Specified in the NPT, adopted 1994

-UN: 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its Preparatory Committee A/RES/56/24 O

-Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (summary | text | status)

Nuclear Disarmament- General

-USA: H.R. Resolution 17 on Furthering Complete Nuclear Disarmament, proposed 2001

-NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-New Zealand Parliamentary Motion on Nuclear Disarmament, adopted 2000

-USA: H. R. 2545 Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act of 1999, proposed 1999

-UN: Nuclear disarmament A/RES/56/24 R

Nuclear Testing

-European Parliament: Resolution on the US Senate's rejection of the CTBT, 1999

-IPU: Parliamentary Action to encourage all Countries to Sign and Ratify the CTBT, to encourage universal and Non-Discriminatory Nuclear Non-Proliferation Measures and to Work Towards the Eventual Elimination of All Nuclear Weapons, adopted 1999

-NATO-PA: Resolution on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 1999

-European Parliament: Resolution on nuclear testing by India and Pakistan, adopted 1998

-APPF: Resolution submitted by the Australian delegation on Nuclear Weapons, adopted 1997

-APPF: Resolution on nuclear Weapons Testing, adopted 1996

-European Parliament: Resolution on Chinese nuclear testing, adopted 1996

-IPU: To Comprehensively Ban Nuclear Weapons Testing and Halt All Present Nuclear Weapons Tests, 1995

-European Parliament: Resolution on the statement of the Commission on nuclear tests, adopted 1995

-European Parliament: Resolution on nuclear testing, adopted 1995

-European Parliament: Resolution on nuclear testing and the United Nations General Assembly's debate on disarmament, adopted 1994

-Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (summary | text | status)

-Partial Test Ban Treaty, 1963 (summary | text | status)

-Threshold Test Ban Treaty  (summary | text | status)

-Underground Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (summary | text | status)

Nuclear Weapons Convention

-Canada: Petition on Nuclear Weapons Convention, 2001

-USA: H.R. Resolution 17 on Furthering Complete Nuclear Disarmament, proposed 2001

-UN: Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons A/RES/56/24 S

-UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion on the Nuclear Weapons Convention, proposed 2000

-European Parliament: Resolution on the Non-Proliferation Treaty, adopted 1997

Nuclear Weapon Free Zones

Latin America

-UN: Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) A/RES/56/30

-Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (summary | text | status)

South Pacific

-South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty (summary | text | status)

Africa

-UN: African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba) A/RES/56/17

-African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (summary | text | status)

Asia

-Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone Treaty (summary | text | status)

Middle East

-UN: Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East A/RES/56/21

-UN: Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia A/RES/56/412

Europe

-OSCE-PA: Parliamentarian Assembly Excerpts concerning NWFZs from the annual session declaration, adopted 1996

Southern Hemisphere

-UN: Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas A/RES/56/24 G

Single State

-Law of Mongolia on its nuclear-weapon-free status, adopted 2000

-UN: Mongolia's international security and nuclear-weapon-free status A/RES/55/33 S

-Federal Constitutional Act concerning a Nuclear-free Austria, adopted 1999

-Philippine Constitution, Article II, Section 8

-New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act, 1987

- New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Extension Bill, 2001

- New Zealand parliament debate on NFZ Extension Bill, 2002

Other

-IPU: Securing Observance of the Principles of International Law in the Interests of World Peace and Security, adopted 2000

-Antarctic Treaty (summary | text | status)

-Sea Bed Treaty (summary | text | status)

Nuclear Weapons Stockpile

-NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-USA: H.R. Resolution 74 Regarding the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, proposed 1999

Preventing Nuclear War

- UN: Reducing nuclear danger A/RES/56/24 C

- UK: House of Commons Early Day Motion on India/Pakistan Nuclear Conflict, 2002

- Brazil Senate resolution on situation between India and Pakistan 2002

- USA: Senate 1117 Nuclear Threat Reduction Act, proposed 2001

- NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement (summary | text | status)

-Nuclear Accidents Agreements (summary | text | status)

-Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers Agreement (summary | text | status)

-Hot Line Agreements (summary | text | status)

Prohibition of the use of nuclear weapons

-UN: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Nuclear Weapons A/RES/56/25 B

Regional Disarmament Issues

    -UN: Regional disarmament A/RES/56/24 H

    -UN: The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East A/RES/56/27

Strategic Nuclear Delivery Systems

-USA: Amendment to Repeal a Limitation on Retirement and Dismantlement of  Strategic Nuclear Delivery Systems ("Kerrey Amendment"), proposed in Senate 2000

Strategic Nuclear Arms Control

-NATO-PA: Resolution on Safeguarding the Nuclear Complex in Russia and other Newly Independent States, 2001

-European Parliament: Resolution on the G7+1 Summit in Moscow  and strategic nuclear arms control, adopted 1996

Terrorism

- UN: Draft Nuclear Terrorism Convention A/C.6/53/L.4

Weapons of Mass Destruction

-Discussion of Weapons of Mass Destruction in the UK House of Commons, 2000