| Summary/Abstract |
In connection with United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540, the Federal Government of Germany, in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disarmament and the European Commission’s Outreach in Export Controls Programme, created the “Wiesbaden Process,” a series of conferences designed to promote awareness of the goals of UNSCR 1540. National authorities organizing the regional variants of the Weisenbaden Process invite representatives of large enterprises likely to be concerned by nonproliferation topics. The benefits of these conferences never reach other stakeholders, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), creating an apparent gap in the implementation of UNSCR 1540. This article discusses the proposed creation of an “industry network” to further the political objectives of UNSCR 1540 and proposes general organizational rules for future Wiesbaden conferences.
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