The other vessels responded with small arms fire.

Research and development for space weapons is also being carried out.

There was also a need for multilateral dialogue between nuclear weapon and non nuclear weapon States aimed at general and complete disarmament.

Regrettably, the nuclear weapon States had backtracked on their commitment.

If legally binding security assurances were given by the five nuclear weapon States to non nuclear weapon States, it would avoid unnecessary insecurity.

Nor has Costa Rica provided any assistance, advice or training related to military activities to any individual or entity in Côte d'Ivoire, or served as a transit point for the transfer of arms to Côte d'Ivoire.

Call upon the nuclear weapon States to reaffirm their commitment to negative security assurances

There has been mention of the withdrawal of my country from the NPT and its possession of nuclear weapons.

The non nuclear weapon States had given up their sovereign right to receive, manufacture or otherwise acquire nuclear weapons on the understanding that there would be a corresponding commitment by nuclear weapon States to disarm.

They are the nuclear weapon States' friends, not their enemies, and should be treated as such.

Weapons of mass destruction can be effectively addressed by existing instruments in the field of disarmament.

(d) The Conference agrees that legally binding security assurances by the five nuclear weapon States to the non nuclear weapons States parties to the Treaty on the Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons strengthen the nuclear non proliferation regime.

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

Once again, we call on the nuclear weapon States to achieve the total elimination of their nuclear arsenals.

There was a need for legally binding security assurances to non nuclear weapon States.

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.

One of the most important features of the Convention is the obligation for possessors of chemical weapons to destroy their stockpiles by specified deadlines.

Until they were brought into the NPT regime as non nuclear weapon States, they must be moved closer to it in pragmatic ways.

India has been at the forefront of international efforts to combat the dangers posed by terrorists acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction.

The Conference stresses the need for all non nuclear weapon States parties to provide this information to the Agency on a timely basis.

We urge the other nuclear weapon States to re package their implementation statements as an official report to this Conference.

We, like many other countries that do not have weapons of mass destruction, have to put our lives and our future in the hands of others.

Yes, it is conceivable that Bush did not have accurate information about whether Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.

It may be that the social singularity ahead is the one that we fear the most a convergence of catastrophes, of environmental degradation, of weapons of mass destruction, of pandemics, of poverty.

Saddam Hussein was responsible for two major wars, in which hundreds of thousands died, many by chemical weapons.

Meanwhile, his delegation urged all nuclear weapon States to place their fissile material under the verification regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The CIA altered its position radically in the late 1990s and cited Halabja frequently in its evidence of weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The Team also looks forward to working with the Committee established under resolution 1540 (2004), and its experts once appointed, on the threat from terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction.

The nuclear weapon States had yet to fulfil the unequivocal commitments they had made at the 2000 Review Conference to begin eliminating their arsenals.

Japan has also made an active contribution to promoting international cooperation in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means of delivery and related materials, as well as the spread of conventional arms.

For there to be real momentum towards fulfilling article VI obligations, the nuclear weapon States must continue to strive towards eliminating their nuclear arsenals.

Australia calls upon the three countries yet to join India, Israel and Pakistan to accede to the Treaty as non nuclear weapon States.

We also look to the nuclear weapon States to pursue further reductions in the operational status of nuclear weapon systems in ways that promote international stability and security.

In our view, the benchmarks agreed in this forum are crucial for measuring and substantiating the progress the nuclear weapon States are making in nuclear disarmament.

For our part, we do not insist on a rigid adherence to these steps, if nuclear weapon States believe they have devised better ways of achieving the intent behind the steps.

Norway fully concurs with the Report of the High level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change (A 59 565) as well as the report of the Secretary General In larger freedom (A 59 2005), which calls for a strengthening of relevant multilateral and legally binding instruments on non proliferation and disarmament.

The nuclear weapon States had an obligation, pursuant to the provisions of the Treaty and jointly with the other States parties, to hold negotiations on nuclear disarmament in accordance with those principles.

This Article also plays a crucial role as the main incentive set forth to encourage non nuclear weapon states to join the Treaty and thereby foster the non proliferation regime.

We welcome the information on implementation provided by nuclear weapon States in their statements and applaud Russia and China for conveying this in the form of a report to the Conference.

There are institutional deficits in other weapons of mass destruction regimes, but conventional wisdom and empirical evidence suggest that multilateralism offers both longevity and legitimacy of such regimes.

In addition, the fact that some States possessing nuclear weapons do not yet accept comprehensive negotiations precludes the possibility of such an approach in the near future.

This year's draft resolution gives expression to the concerns of the international community and calls upon States Members of the United Nations to take measures aimed at preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction.

The principles of non first use of nuclear weapons and non use and non threat of use of nuclear weapons against non nuclear weapon States were absolutely crucial.

9. Calls for the prohibition of those types of non strategic nuclear weapons that have already been removed from the arsenals of some nuclear weapon States and the development of transparency mechanisms for the verification of the elimination of these weapons

Mr. Swe (Myanmar) expressed concern at the recent tendency by some nuclear weapon States to focus their attention wholly on non proliferation, disregarding disarmament.