| ID | 135136 |
| Title Proper | Art of the possible |
| Other Title Information | the future of the P5 process on nuclear weapons |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chalmers, Malcolm ; Berger, Andrea |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2007 the five recognized nuclear-weapon states convened for the first time to examine what nuclear transparency and confidence-building measures they could jointly pursue. The P5 process,^sup 1^ as it came to be known, was born in a nuclear policy environment vastly different from the one that prevails today.
It was established as a result of an initiative from the United Kingdom, which was eager to reverse the stagnation it sensed in the nuclear-weapon states' progress toward meeting their disarmament commitments under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). In June 2007, UK Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett argued for the need to "engage with other members of the P5 on transparency and confidence-building measures," as well as to involve them in the testing of future verification regimes. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.8, Oct.2014: p.8-13 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today 2014-10 44, 8 |
| Standard Number | International Organization – IO |