Monday, May 30, 2005

The collapse of the 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference

According to Lawrence S. Wittner, author of Toward Nuclear Abolition: A History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement, 1971 to the Present (Stanford University Press).

"On May 27, the 2005 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference, designed to shore up the international commitment to creating a nuclear-free world, concluded in shambles. According to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the gathering accomplished 'absolutely nothing.' He added: 'We are ending after a month of rancor . . . and the same issues continue to stare us in the eyes.'" ....

(for the complete article)

(Thanks to ZNet for directing us to this article}

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