{"id":8548,"date":"2023-06-24T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T09:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8548"},"modified":"2023-06-24T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T17:04:31","slug":"five-nuclear-powers-engage-in-strategic-risk-reduction-talks-advancing-nuclear-policy-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/americas\/united-states\/five-nuclear-powers-engage-in-strategic-risk-reduction-talks-advancing-nuclear-policy-dialogue\/2023\/06\/24\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Nuclear Powers Engage in Strategic Risk Reduction Talks, Advancing Nuclear Policy Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON,<\/span> DC<\/span> (Reuters)\u2013<\/span> As<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> regular<\/span> and<\/span> ongoing<\/span> dialogue,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> recently<\/span> held<\/span> meetings<\/span> with<\/span> China,<\/span> France,<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Kingdom<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> concerns,<\/span> including<\/span> strategic<\/span> risk<\/span> reduction.<\/span> The<\/span> talks<\/span> were<\/span> held<\/span> in<\/span> Cairo<\/span> on<\/span> June<\/span> 13-14<\/span> and<\/span> were<\/span> attended<\/span> by<\/span> working-level<\/span> experts<\/span> from<\/span> foreign<\/span> and<\/span> defense<\/span> ministries,<\/span> the<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\n<\/span>White<\/span> House<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Press<\/span> Secretary<\/span> John<\/span> Kirby<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> meeting<\/span> was<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> an<\/span> ongoing<\/span> exchange<\/span> aimed<\/span> at<\/span> maintaining<\/span> open<\/span> lines<\/span> of<\/span> communication<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> five<\/span> nuclear<\/span> powers.<\/span> Discussions<\/span> covered<\/span> a<\/span> variety<\/span> of<\/span> themes,<\/span> including<\/span> nuclear<\/span> doctrine,<\/span> policy,<\/span> and<\/span> strategic<\/span> risk<\/span> reduction.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> conference<\/span> was<\/span> held<\/span> under<\/span> the<\/span> Nuclear<\/span> Non-Proliferation<\/span> Treaty<\/span> (NPT),<\/span> which<\/span> entered<\/span> into<\/span> force<\/span> in<\/span> 1970,<\/span> under<\/span> which<\/span> the<\/span> five<\/span> nuclear-weapon<\/span> states<\/span> express<\/span> their<\/span> commitment<\/span> to<\/span> curb<\/span> the<\/span> proliferation<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> while<\/span> retaining<\/span> their<\/span> own<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arsenals.<\/span> The<\/span> NPT<\/span> serves<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> proliferation<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> capabilities<\/span> and<\/span> guarantees<\/span> member<\/span> states<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> nuclear<\/span> energy<\/span> for<\/span> peaceful<\/span> purposes.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>This<\/span> latest<\/span> meeting<\/span> follows<\/span> a<\/span> previous<\/span> meeting<\/span> in<\/span> Dubai<\/span> in<\/span> February,<\/span> also<\/span> held<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> NPT<\/span> Dialogue,<\/span> where<\/span> expert<\/span> representatives<\/span> engaged<\/span> in<\/span> productive<\/span> discussions.<\/span> A<\/span> State<\/span> Department<\/span> spokesman<\/span> declined<\/span> to<\/span> say<\/span> whether<\/span> bilateral<\/span> talks<\/span> had<\/span> taken<\/span> place,<\/span> but<\/span> expressed<\/span> satisfaction<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> professionalism<\/span> and<\/span> usefulness<\/span> of<\/span> both<\/span> sides’<\/span> multilateral<\/span> talks.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>As<\/span> the<\/span> chair<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Non-Proliferation<\/span> Treaty,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> active<\/span> in<\/span> fostering<\/span> dialogue<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear-weapon<\/span> states<\/span> to<\/span> promote<\/span> strategic<\/span> risk<\/span> reduction<\/span> and<\/span> uphold<\/span> the<\/span> principles<\/span> outlined<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> treaty.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>These<\/span> talks<\/span> reflect<\/span> the<\/span> international<\/span> community’s<\/span> continued<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> address<\/span> the<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> issue,<\/span> increase<\/span> transparency,<\/span> and<\/span> maintain<\/span> strong<\/span> global<\/span> security.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters)\u2013 As part of a regular and ongoing dialogue, the United States recently held meetings with China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons concerns, including strategic risk reduction. The talks were held in Cairo on June 13-14 and were attended by working-level experts from foreign and defense ministries, the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2409,2480,5951,6058,6416],"tags":[7006,7007,7008,152,433,861,1869,4115,4426,5520],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nuukes.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8548"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8567,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8548\/revisions\/8567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}