1. The UK Contribution to the G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2002-06
- Author:
- Paul Cornish
- Publication Date:
- 01-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Chatham House
- Abstract:
- The G8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction was established at the G8 summit meeting in Kananaskis, Canada in June 2002. The Kananaskis summit produced a new prescription for international cooperation in non-proliferation. The 'ten plus ten over ten' formula was intended to provide the means for tighter control over chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons and materials, initially in Russia and then elsewhere, and particularly to prevent terrorist acquisition of such devices and technologies. In the founding document of the Global Partnership, the 'Statement by G8 Leaders', the following were listed as 'among our priority concerns': the destruction of chemical weapons; the dismantlement of decommissioned nuclear submarines; the disposal of fissile materials; and finding alternative employment for former weapons scientists. The UK government had been contributing to work in this field for several years before Kananaskis, and has been a leading participant in the G8 Global Partnership since its inception.
- Topic:
- Nuclear Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and International Security
- Political Geography:
- Russia, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Europe, Canada, and Asia