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The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN) is responsible for managing a broad range of nonproliferation, counterproliferation and arms control functions. ISN leads U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons) and their delivery systems.
The ISN Bureau:
- spearheads efforts to promote international consensus on WMD proliferation through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy;
- addresses WMD proliferation threats posed by non-state actors and terrorist groups by improving physical security, using interdiction and sanctions, and actively participating in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI);
- works closely with the UN, the G-8, NATO, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international institutions and organizations to reduce and eliminate the threat posed by WMD
- supports efforts of foreign partners to prevent, protect against, and respond to the threat or use of WMD by terrorists.
| | | Highlights | Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Fifth Anniversary May 27-29, 2008
Washington, DC
May 2008 marks the fifth anniversary of President Bush's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in Krakow, Poland. Since that time, the PSI has achieved tremendous success and has become a key tool in our efforts to interdict shipments of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery vehicles, and related items. For more information on the Proliferation Security Initiative, please visit us at our website: http://www.state.gov/t/isn/c10390.htm.
North Korea and Iran: An Administration Perspective
Remarks by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia A. McNerney at National Defense University Symposium (5/8)
Testimony by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia A. McNerney before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (5/7)
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Testimony by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia A. McNerney before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (4/24)
UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on Iran's Nuclear Program
On March 3, 2008, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 1803, with 14 votes in favor and none against (one country, Indonesia, abstained). This is the fifth time the Security Council has acted on the Iran nuclear issue. It is the fourth time the Council has acted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to impose legally binding sanctions on Iran for the proliferation risks presented by its nuclear program and its failure to suspend its proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. [more]
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