Sentences with phrase «multilateral disarmament»
"Multilateral disarmament" refers to the process of multiple countries or nations coming together to reduce or eliminate their weapons or military capabilities. It involves nations working together to achieve collective security by reducing weapons and promoting peace. Full definition
Egeland focuses on the dynamics of multilateral disarmament diplomacy and international security.
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However, the Government has also stressed that it will «press for continued progress on multilateral disarmament.»
«It is our firm belief that the best way to achieve this is through verified, step - by - step, gradual multilateral disarmament.»
Those advocating unilateral nuclear disarmament on the UK's part — and note here that the discussion is not about multilateral disarmament, which would be an altogether more appealing proposition, were it ever to be achievable — need to actually present a compelling strategic rationale.
Such multilateral disarmament might be critical in a future world with more nuclear players.
«The Tories have entirely abandoned the principle that Britain should be working towards multilateral disarmament, and by secretly investing in ever more destructive warheads, they are now actively working against it.
In their view of recent Labour history, the party only made itself a credible force for power when it abandoned support for unilateral disarmament in 1989 in favour of multilateral disarmament.
We support renewal of Trident along with a renewed focus on multilateral disarmament.
Third, if one is willing to disarm, one may as well use that willingness to elicit some multilateral disarmament measures from other states, rather than going alone and wasting the opportunity.
We will immediately play a strong role in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and press for continued progress on multilateral disarmament.
It would make a significant contribution to the multilateral disarmament so eloquently promoted by US President Barack Obama.»
Labour seized on the news as further evidence the Tories are drifting away from the pursuit of multilateral disarmament and instead developing high - tech, destructive weapons.
As the international community prepares for the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), taking place in May 2010, it is timely to highlight how the scientific community can support nuclear arms control and multilateral disarmament.