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The study analyses lessons learned from the application of various international mechanisms to counter the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and strengthen nuclear security. The study also outlines several proposals for improving the effectiveness of these mechanisms.
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29.07.2013
Presentation of the PIR Center Study “Prospects for international cooperation in WMD nonproliferation and nuclear security” 03.10.2013
On October 3, 2013 extended meeting of PIR Center Advisory Board will take place in Moscow. During this meeting PIR Center’s Study “The Prospects for International Cooperation in WMD Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security” will be presented.
Agenda
Extended Meeting of PIR Center’s Advisory Board
Presentation of the Study
«PROSPECTS FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN WMD NONPROLIFERATION AND NUCLEAR SECURITY»
Moscow, October 3, 2013.
15.00 – 15.30
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- ORLOV Vladimir A., President, PIRCenter (presentation in Russian)
15.30 – 16.10
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- LYSENKO, Mikhail N., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Director, Department of International Cooperation, the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (text of the speech in Russian)
- PONOMAREV-STEPNOI, Nikolai N., Academician,RussianAcademy of Sciences
- RYBACHENKOV, Vladimir I., Leading Research Associate, Center for Arms Control, Energy and Environmental Studies
- BUZHINSKY, Evgeny P., Senior Vice President,PIRCenter
16.10 – 17.00
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17.00
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PIR Center’s Study is devoted to the analysis of the outcomes and further prospects of multilateral and bilateral cooperation in the field of nuclear security and counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In particular the report considers the following issues:
- outcomes of the Cooperative Threat Reduction program (Nunn-Lugar program) and filling the new format of US-Russian cooperation in the nuclear field which is determined by US-Russian agreement on Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Program (MNEPR) signed on June 14, 2013
- international science and technology cooperation in the nuclear security and WMD field
- prospects of bilateral and multilateral cooperation on strengthening nuclear security and preventing WMD proliferation in countries of CIS, the Middle-East, and South-East Asia
Summary (in English) and full text of the Study (in Russian) are available at PIR Center website.
Study’s structure
Chapter 1. "General Principles of Future Russian-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation: 20 Points for New Partnership" Vladimir Orlov and Alexander Cheban
Chapter 2. “Lessons and prospects for bilateral (Russia-U.S.) and multilateral cooperation on nonproliferation: the example of the Nunn-Lugar Program and Global Partnership" Evgeny Buzhinsky
Chapter 3. "Legal Mechanisms of the MNEPR Agreement: Application in the New Russian-U.S. Agreement on Nuclear Cooperation” Alexander Cheban
Chapter 4. "Russian-U.S. Cooperation in Nuclear Security: the Experience of the MPC&A Program" Dmitry Kovchegin
Chapter 5. “The ISTC as an Example of Multilateral Science and Technical Cooperation in Addressing the WMD and Nuclear Security Problems” Alexander Cheban
Chapter 6. “Prospects for International Cooperation in WMD Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security in the CIS” Dauren Aben and Alexander Cheban
Chapter 7. “Prospects for Resolving Nuclear Security and WMD Nonproliferation Problems in the Middle East: the Experience of the Global Partnership” Artem Blashchanitsa
Chapter 8. “Prospects for Russian Participation in International Cooperation to Address WMD Nonproliferation and Nuclear Security Problems in Southeast Asia” Alexander Cheban