Fissile material

(ii) Fissile material storage

Securing fissile materials

(i) Fissile material receipt and internal movements

Fissile Material Cut off Treaty

Through an FMCT we would cut off the production of the most dangerous nuclear fissile materials those destined to nuclear explosions.

Step 3 Negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty

More appropriately, it should be referred to as a fissile material treaty (FMT).

Intensify efforts to negotiate a fissile material cut off treaty

Third, unilateral moratoria on nuclear tests and the production of fissile materials can go only so far.

Swift negotiation of a fissile material cut off treaty is essential.

Inclusion of stocks in an FMCT has its merits.

By any standards, an FMCT is ripe for negotiation.

Activities preparatory to the start of the negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty

The drive for a treaty to ban the production of fissile material has a long history.

An FMCT will have great value. Its importance and priority was recognized in the Final Documents of the 1995 and 2000 NPT Review Conferences.

Activities in preparation for the commencement of negotiations on the Fissile Material Cut off Treaty

The fissile material cut off treaty remains a priority for Australia.

This treaty is expected to tighten international control of the production of fissile materials.

Negotiation of an FMCT is truly long overdue.

Argentina calls for the commencement of negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty without conditions.

18.2 Interim control, protection and accounting of nuclear weapons and fissile material holdings

One objective still to be achieved was the drafting of a fissile material cut off treaty.

This is to establish an FMCT experts group.

And the issue which quite clearly is ripe for negotiation is an FMCT.

But they too would benefit from an agreement that would prevent a dangerous and costly spiral in fissile material production.

Pronouncements made in this chamber on fissile material reassured us that our efforts, such as the presentation of a working paper on The possible scope and requirements of the fissile material treaty , were not in vain.

All States should increase transparency and security of their fissile material holdings.

The crucial missing link in its chain is the lack of a fissile material cut off treaty (FMCT).

Equally important was the need for more secure management of existing stocks of fissile materials.

There are also people in favour of an FMCT that addresses the issue of stockpiles.

The conclusion of an FMCT will be an essential building block towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

Japan emphasizes the importance and urgency of the commencement of negotiations on the Fissile Material Cut off Treaty.

Such a treaty would advance nuclear disarmament by capping the amount of fissile material available for nuclear weapons use and would further strengthen the barriers to leakage of fissile material both to States and, potentially, to terrorists.

Fissile material cut off treaty Conference on Disarmament (Steps 3 and 4) Turning off the tap of fissile material production for nuclear weapons is another pressing priority on which no forward movement has been registered since 2000.

Controls on fissile material (Steps 8 and 10) Given the obvious non proliferation and disarmament benefits, we would have liked to have seen more significant progress in transferring surplus fissile material from military stockpiles to international controls.

An FMCT would also make a significant contribution to nuclear non proliferation, particularly in the face of current concerns, by reducing the supply of fissile material that could be vulnerable to acquisition by terrorists.

(i) Resolve to bring to an early conclusion negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty

Four of the five nuclear weapon States are observing moratoria on the production of these fissile materials.

The international community wants us, in this forum, to negotiate an FMCT.

The ban on fissile material production must be subject to international verification in order for it to be successful.

The other is a ban on fissile material production for nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices.

We would like to reiterate our position today on the establishment of an ad hoc committee on FMCT .

Australia continues to urge the immediate commencement of negotiations on a fissile material cut off treaty.

He called on those nuclear weapon States that had not yet done so to follow France's example and close down their fissile material production facilities, and on China to follow the example of other nuclear weapon States and declare a moratorium on fissile material production.