Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of various approaches for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation with the intention of determining how best to promote a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East (MEWMDFZ). Using a qualitative approach, I investigate historical ca...

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Main Author: Sameh Aboul-Enein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Nuclear Security 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Nuclear Security
Online Access:https://trace.tennessee.edu/ijns/vol3/iss1/5/
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spelling doaj-67a9dafbc3c743b3953f12890fe4057c2020-11-25T02:45:13ZengInstitute for Nuclear SecurityInternational Journal of Nuclear Security2376-99552376-99552017-11-013110.7290/ijns030105Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle EastSameh Aboul-EneinThis paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of various approaches for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation with the intention of determining how best to promote a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East (MEWMDFZ). Using a qualitative approach, I investigate historical cases of agreements regarding nonproliferation zones and examine the causes for deadlock through both a perusal of historic successes and failures and a review of relevant literature. Particular focus is given to the failure of the NPT Review Conference of 2015. Furthermore, I discuss the importance of role-play simulations and their indications of the need for capacity-building and for cooperation on verification, dismantlement, and security assurances. The paper concludes that empowering and institutionalizing the NPT Review Process is necessary for the establishment of an MEWMDFZ and that concrete steps must be taken toward dismantling existing programs and disarming existing nuclear powers in order to move forward in the zonal process. I argue that an extensive verification scheme, in which nuclear-weapon states make an annual declaration to a register maintained by the United Nations, would promote transparency and enhance confidence in the arms reduction process.https://trace.tennessee.edu/ijns/vol3/iss1/5/
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Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
International Journal of Nuclear Security
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title Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
title_short Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
title_full Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
title_fullStr Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
title_full_unstemmed Toward a Non-Nuclear World: The NPT Regime – Nuclear Disarmament and the Challenge of a WMDFZ in the Middle East
title_sort toward a non-nuclear world: the npt regime – nuclear disarmament and the challenge of a wmdfz in the middle east
publisher Institute for Nuclear Security
series International Journal of Nuclear Security
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2376-9955
publishDate 2017-11-01
description This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of various approaches for nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation with the intention of determining how best to promote a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone in the Middle East (MEWMDFZ). Using a qualitative approach, I investigate historical cases of agreements regarding nonproliferation zones and examine the causes for deadlock through both a perusal of historic successes and failures and a review of relevant literature. Particular focus is given to the failure of the NPT Review Conference of 2015. Furthermore, I discuss the importance of role-play simulations and their indications of the need for capacity-building and for cooperation on verification, dismantlement, and security assurances. The paper concludes that empowering and institutionalizing the NPT Review Process is necessary for the establishment of an MEWMDFZ and that concrete steps must be taken toward dismantling existing programs and disarming existing nuclear powers in order to move forward in the zonal process. I argue that an extensive verification scheme, in which nuclear-weapon states make an annual declaration to a register maintained by the United Nations, would promote transparency and enhance confidence in the arms reduction process.
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