NPT Review Cycle
Overview
Article VIII of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) contains a provision to convene a conference of Parties to the Treaty to review the operation to assure that the purposes of the Preamble and provisions of the Treaty are being realized. The Treaty also allows for further reviews every five years. The review process now consists of three Preparatory Committee meetings and one Review Conference every five years.
Current Status: 2009 PrepCom
Preparations for the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Currently, the United States is preparing for the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2010 NPT Review Conference. It is scheduled for May 4-15, 2009. Below, we will post the official documents of the PrepCom as they are published.
Agenda
We will post the agenda when it becomes available.
Working Papers:
Progress Towards Nuclear Disarmament by the United States of America-- Working Paper submitted by the United States of America, May 6, 2009
Statements:- P-5 Non-Proliferation Treaty (5/15/09)
- General Debate: Statement by Rose Gottemoeller, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation at the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee 2010 Review Conference of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, USUN, New York, May 5, 2009.
The lead State Department office on U.S. policy for the NPT is Multilateral Nuclear and Security Affairs, directed by Ambassador Marguerita Ragsdale. All questions should be directed to mnsa@state.gov.
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