What are the challenges and threats to nuclear non-proliferation
30 January 2019
The International Relations Committee takes evidence on the proliferation challenges facing the nuclear non-proliferation regime, including the Iran nuclear deal, negotiations between the United States and North Korea and nuclear risk.
- Parliament TV: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and nuclear disarmament
- Inquiry: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and nuclear disarmament
- International Relations Committee
Witnesses
Wednesday 30 January in Committee Room 4, Palace of Westminster
At 10.40am
- Andrea Berger, Senior Research Associate and Senior Program Manager, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- Sir Simon Gass, former British Ambassador to Iran and former Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
At 11:40am
- Rear Admiral John Gower CB OBE, former Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Nuclear, Chemical, Biological), Ministry of Defence
Possible questions
- What are the prospects of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran nuclear deal) surviving following US withdrawal?
- What is the current state of the negotiations between the United States and North Korea?
- What role has the P5 group played in global nuclear diplomacy in recent years, and how should the UK view its role in the future?
- To what extent do proliferation challenges undermine the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and what opportunities are there for UK leadership on the issue?
- How would you characterise the global level of nuclear risk? To what extent have the decisions of the US to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty contributed to this risk?
- Are there any measures that the UK and its allies could take to reduce risk and build confidence between nuclear armed states?
Further Information
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