TY - JOUR
T1 - Establishing Nuclear Weapons Obligations for a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
AU - Mian, Zia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Nagasaki University.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The United Nations General Assembly in 2019 held its first annual conference with the “aim of elaborating a legally binding treaty establishing a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction”. This process will need to consider what might be the core obligations relating to nuclear weapons to include in the long sought for treaty and zone. The measures suggested in this article draw on and w\ould serve to reinforce commitments that many states in the region have already accepted or offered support for, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The article also suggests some general principles and time-bound measures drawn from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that if adopted could enable a sustained period of confidence-building to stabilize a Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction. If a core aim of the Zone is to strengthen the stability of the region against nuclear proliferation risks, a shutdown of nuclear power programs would offer enduring benefits.
AB - The United Nations General Assembly in 2019 held its first annual conference with the “aim of elaborating a legally binding treaty establishing a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction”. This process will need to consider what might be the core obligations relating to nuclear weapons to include in the long sought for treaty and zone. The measures suggested in this article draw on and w\ould serve to reinforce commitments that many states in the region have already accepted or offered support for, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, the African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The article also suggests some general principles and time-bound measures drawn from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that if adopted could enable a sustained period of confidence-building to stabilize a Middle East Nuclear Weapon Free Zone and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction. If a core aim of the Zone is to strengthen the stability of the region against nuclear proliferation risks, a shutdown of nuclear power programs would offer enduring benefits.
KW - disarmament
KW - Middle east nuclear weapon free zone
KW - middle east weapon of mass destruction free zone
KW - nonproliferation
KW - nuclear weapons
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U2 - 10.1080/25751654.2021.1993644
DO - 10.1080/25751654.2021.1993644
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85117477265
SN - 2575-1654
VL - 4
SP - 295
EP - 308
JO - Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
JF - Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
IS - 2
ER -