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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: The 2010 Review Conference (RevCon) will take place at the United Nations in New York from May 3 to May 28, 2010.

Click here for the Provisional Agenda for the 2010 RevCon. 

	NPT Review Conference Outreach Materials: The Three Pillars of the NPT Promoting Non-proliferation Promoting the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy Promoting Disarmament The Spirit of Prague NPT Treaty Booklet

Papers:

• 05/06/10 U.S. Information Paper Pertaining to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Relevant Remarks and Releases:

• 05/05/10 NNSA’s Article VI Briefing at 2010 NPT Review Conference, United Nations

• 05/05/10 Joint Statement to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference by The Five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council

• 05/01/10 Secretary of State Clinton at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, The United Nations, New York, NY

• 03/31/10 Toward a Successful NPT Review Conference; Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan F. Burk; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Washington, DC

• 03/16/10 The NPT Review Conference as Viewed from Vienna; Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan F. Burk; Roundtable Discussion; Vienna, Austria

• 03/05/2010 Statements by President Obama and Secretary Clinton on the 40th Anniversary of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

• 11/16/09 Moving Toward a Nuclear Weapon-Free World: A Common Vision and Shared Responsibilities; Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan F. Burk; 8th ROK-UN Joint Conference on Disarmament and Nonproliferation Issues; Jeju, South Korea

• 10/29/09 The Future of the NPT: A Vision for Strengthening and Success; Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan F. Burk; International Seminar on Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation; Rio de Janeiro, Spain

Contact Us:

The lead State Department office on U.S. policy for the NPT is Multilateral Nuclear and Security Affairs, directed by Yvette Wong. All questions should be directed to mnsa@state.gov.

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