John Duncan

OUR VISION FOR THE NPT: PRIME MINISTER’S STATEMENT

At a major international meeting today in London on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, Gordon Brown set out the UK's vision for the future on the wider nuclear issue. In the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty this is usually referred to as the three  NPT pillars - Disarmament, Non Proliferation and the Peaceful  uses of Nuclear Energy

As Gordon Brown pointed out the nuclear question is absolutely central to the challenges we face in the 21st century. “It is about the values of this global society we are trying to build and  the foundations upon which we build our common security and a sustainable future for our planet.  In short it is about what kind of world we are and what kind of world we want to be”.

He also announced that the UK would reduce the number of missiles carried on our submarines from 16 to 12. The full text of the speech can be found on the No10 website. Comment by  the Times and BBC

Posted at 20:20 17 March 2009 by John Duncan  |  Comments[2]