[wanabidii] Press Releases: Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks to the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks to the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons 04/27/2015 07:14 PM EDT Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks to the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 27, 2015 Secretary of State John Kerry today delivered the U.S. national statement to the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) attending the Treaty’s ninth Review Conference at the United Nations in New York. He relayed a statement from President Obama on the importance of the NPT and reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to all three pillars of the Treaty – disarmament, nonproliferation, and peaceful uses of the atom. With a view to achieving a world without nuclear weapons, the President stressed our continued leadership of efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and reduce the role and number of our own. The Secretary also reiterated the importance of the efforts of the United States, with our P5+1 partners, in coordination with the EU, to achieve a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action that will verifiably prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful. The Secretary announced that the U.S. nuclear stockpile now stands at its lowest level since the Cold War – down to 4,717 active and inactive warheads as of September 30, 2014. An additional 299 warheads have been dismantled since September 30, 2013, with a total of 10,251 warheads dismantled between 1994 and 2014. Approximately 2,500 warheads are awaiting dismantlement. Secretary Kerry announced that President Obama has decided that the United States will seek to accelerate dismantlement of retired U.S. nuclear warheads by 20 percent. The Secretary announced that the President transmitted the Protocol to the Central Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Treaty to the United States Senate for its advice and consent to ratification. The Secretary also announced that the United States will make an additional commitment of $50 million over the next five years to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Peaceful Uses Initiative, which the United States helped launch in 2010 to support IAEA projects addressing urgent development needs around the world. Also on April 27, the United States released its updated national report to the NPT Review Conference describing U.S. efforts to implement certain actions of the 2010 NPT Review Conference Final Document. The full text of the Secretary’s remarks is at http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2015/04/241175.htm. The link to the updated U.S. national report is at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/241363.pdf. For updates on Twitter follow: @JohnKerry, @USNPT, @Gottemoeller, @StateAVC, @ISNAsstSecy, @USUN, @USAmbCD, @usunvie, @AmbKennedy_ret For more information on the NPT, visit www.state.gov/npt. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520