Apr. 11 2024
Source Page: Russia has procured ballistic missiles and artillery shells from North Korea for direct use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: Russia has procured ballistic missiles and artillery shells from North Korea for direct use against Ukraine
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group statement, April 2024Found: G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group statement, April 2024
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Russia’s veto is about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: about its breaching of sanctions in pursuit of weapons to use against Ukraine: UK statement at the UN Security
Apr. 19 2024
Source Page: G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group statement, April 2024Found: G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group statement, April 2024
Mar. 18 2024
Source Page: Nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought: UK statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: Nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought: UK statement at the UN Security Council
Feb. 29 2024
Source Page: UK Statement at Conference on Disarmament: High-level SegmentFound: When we look around the world today, international norms are being eroded, and the global security environment
Asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour - Slough)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking with international partners (a) through the UN and (b) in other fora to (i) tackle the use of nuclear rhetoric and (ii) promote disarmament.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Alongside our NATO Allies and G7 partners, we have consistently condemned Russia's irresponsible nuclear rhetoric. In February 2024, G7 Foreign Ministers "condemned Russia's irresponsible nuclear rhetoric, its posture of strategic intimidation, its announcement that it has deployed nuclear weapons in Belarus, at an increasingly unstable and dangerous moment, and its undermining of arms control regimes". Our nuclear deterrent has protected the UK and our Allies from the most extreme acts of aggression and will continue to protect us for as long as it is needed. We remain committed to full implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
In 2023 G7 Leaders issued the Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament, which reaffirms our commitment to achieving a world without nuclear weapons with undiminished security for all. The UK has also funded over £1.8 million worth of projects on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, including our annual conference to address the diplomatic, political and strategic challenges for the global non-proliferation regime. This sits alongside our work on verification and irreversibility of nuclear disarmament that uniquely connects key government representatives with non-government policy, scientific and technical experts.
Dec. 18 2023
Source Page: We remain determined that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon and must reverse its nuclear escalation: E3 at the UN Security CouncilFound: We remain determined that Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon and must reverse its nuclear escalation
May. 06 2024
Source Page: The detonation of even a single nuclear weapon in space could destroy a significant proportion of satellites in orbit around Earth: UK statement at the UN General AssemblyFound: On 24 April, the Security Council voted on a resolution tabled by the United States and Japan, which
Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether Israel possesses nuclear weapons.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Israel has never declared a nuclear weapons programme. The UK Government continues to encourage Israel to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as a Non-Nuclear Weapon State. We regularly monitor all global nuclear developments and will continue to work with international partners to strengthen the non-proliferation regime and advance multilateral nuclear disarmament. The UK Government closely follows the security situation in the Middle East and maintains a regular dialogue with international counterparts.