In the light of current global trends in nuclear non proliferation and arms control, South Asian strategic stability institute (SASSI) is organizing a three day conference, March 20-22nd, titled “Fissile Material Treaty: Possibility and Prospects”.
Aim of this conference is to familiarize domestic and international audience about the issues discussed in the Conference of disarmament (CD), in particular to the matters related to Fissile material treaty, different perspectives and how Pakistan view these issues vis-a-vis its security interests, says a press release.
The participants include a range of experts from Pakistan, United States, Russia, China, European Union and the broader diplomatic community. A broad spectrum of topics will be discussed under the conference title. These are: FMT Debate: Policy Drivers of Various States, Negative Security Assurance: An Un fulfilled agenda, Space Program and Strategic stability, Technology transfers, Regional Security Challenges, Indo-US Cooperation and Implications on Deterrence Stability, Principle of Non-discrimination, Perspectives on fissile material treaty and FMT: Way forward. The patterns of state behavior, specially those of major powers, with regards to their conduct in respective foreign policies in general and in the area of nuclear non proliferation, arms control and disarmament in particular reflects eroding multilateralism and a bend towards discrimination and selectivity. The road towards realizing the world without nuclear weapons, a fundamental objective of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, is increasingly becoming rugged (or uneven) as a result of mentioned trends.More >>>
